•The two in a joint statement cited bias and intimidation by the UDA party.
•This comes after Kabogo was embroiled in a public spat with Kiambu Senator Kimani Wamatangi. The two leaders are eyeing the county's governor's seat.
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Chama Cha Kazi party led by Gatundu South MP Moses Kuria and Former governor William Kabogo's Tujibebe Wakenya outfit have temporarily pulled out of UDA campaigns
The two in a letter to Kenya Kwanza Alliance founder members Deputy President William Ruto (UDA), Musalia Mudavadi (ANC) and Moses Wetangula (Ford Kenya) cited bias and intimidation by the UDA party.
This comes after Kabogo was embroiled in a public spat with Kiambu Senator Kimani Wamatangi at a Kenya Kwanza rally on Wednesday.
The two leaders are eyeing the county governor's seat.
"Following the unfortunate incident of June 15, the Tujibebe Wakenya party and Chama Cha Kazi parties have decided to pull out of the UDA caravans as they are clearly set up to embarrass other parties and demonise the Kenya Kwanza Alliance as a coalition," read in part the joint letter signed by secretaries-general Gathii Irungu (Tujibebe) and James Nage (CCK).
The two leaders alleged that there is a plot by the UDA Party to lock out fringe parties from the Mt Kenya region in its bid to exert authority and control over the region.
While explaining their woes, the two leaders divulged that the UDA party has been showing maximum cooperation and respect to fringe parties from other regions.
Kuria and Kabogo expressed fears the Mt Kenya region might suffer politically in the event the trend continues.
"It is clear from the foregoing that a decision has been made by some quarters that parties with a strong footing in Mt Kenya region are not wanted in the Kenya Kwanza Alliance," the two added in their statement dated June 16.
"It is instructive to note that whereas The Service Party and its leader Hon. Mwangi Kiunjuri were subjected to the same embarrassment on June 11, 2022, at Nyahururu and Nanyuki in front of coalition leaders Dr William Samoei Ruto, Hon, Moses Kuria and Hon JB Muturi."
The two leaders have now requested a meeting of the Kenya Kwanza Alliance to iron out the differences and avoid further division.
"We do hereby request a meeting of the Alliance to deliberate on the unacceptable bullying by the UDA party and clear attempts to disenfranchise and marginalize Mt Kenya region and castrate the region politically."