Kenya: Soita Dismisses Jirongo Move

11 January 2013

AMANI coalition backers in Western province have downplayed Lugari MP Cyrus Jirongo's decision to join the Cord alliance saying the move will not have any impact in the region.

Housing minister Soita Shitanda yesterday said Jirongo was only looking for a safe landing for his political survival. "Having realised that his presidential bid is going nowhere he had to look for where to land," said Soita. "He has a right to be somewhere, but he has nothing to give to Cord and he must know that he has a big war to fight."

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