Kalonzo's confirmation that he is not interested in working with/for Jubilee confirms the Star Newspaper reports that Uhuru government has been after Kalonzo & his wiper party. This further confirms Ngilu's fear of political witch-hunt. But if this should as well be a warning to those other Kamba leaders supporting jubilee that these guys are not genuine, anytime they can be thrown through the window if an alternative is found.
According to the Star,
"In a strategy to buttress his 2017 re-election bid, Uhuru reached out to Kalonzo to replace National Assembly Speaker Justin Muturi, who survived a tough censure motion just last month.
Part of the deal was also to allow Kalonzo to nominate the powerful National Assembly Leader of Majority, which means the incumbent, Aden Duale, could well have been axed.
Kalonzo, a former Vice President, would also have had some of his allies nominated to Cabinet, particularly to replace suspended Lands Secretary Charity Ngilu.
In what is increasingly being seen as a strategy to find alternatives for Deputy President William Ruto, Uhuru is reaching out to various regional kingpins and has already appointed New Ford Kenya leader Eugene Wamalwa to Cabinet.
In his latest appointments, Uhuru gave key jobs to people from Kalonzo's ethnic turf, including Nzioka Waita as Secretary of Delivery and Monica Juma as Secretary to the Cabinet.
However, multiple sources told the Star that Kalonzo and Machakos Senator Johnstone Muthama insisted there is no way they could join Jubilee".
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