Kalonzo: Why I Forced Myself into the Government

Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka says that he joined the government in order to remain relevant following March 9th handshake between President Kenyatta and Raila Odinga.

Kalonzo says that the unity pact between Kenyatta and Odinga left the rest of National Super Alliance (Nasa) co-principals in the dark and that he had no choice but to join the two.

“We were completely left out in the dark, and not to know where we were leading as opposition after the captain exited the ship on waters filled with crocodiles,” Kalonzo says.

“No one called me into government but I forced myself inside to skip irrelevance. The handshake was good for a politically divided country like Kenya at the time. I am inside there, and as a member of the handshake team led by Uhuru, I am supporting it,” he adds.

Musyoka has, however, refuted reports that he has a political deal with President Kenyatta following his appointment as the new head of the Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (JMEC) on peace in South Sudan.

“I do not have any deal with President Uhuru Kenyatta, I am on the negotiating table, whatever it is we will table it there. My commitment now is building bridges and help in healing this country,” notes Musyoka.

During his father, Peter Mairu's burial last month, Musyoka declared himself President Uhuru's errand boy.

“Henceforth, I shall be doing the dirty work for President Uhuru Kenyatta. I prefer not to be asked any questions regarding that decision and if you do you will realize that I am as stubborn as my late father,” said Musyoka during the ceremony attended by Kenyatta.