Political alignments and realignments has started taking shape in Mt Kenya region and Murang'a being the pace setter county has not been left behind.
Murang'a Governor Mwangi Wa Iria's confidants have
registered a political party in a move seen as positioning ahead of the
most waited and anticipated 2022 Gebneral election.
James Mwangi and Ephantus Githae, the minds behind the new
Party known as Civil Renewal Party have gone a mile further in meeting the
people tour in Mt Kenya region.
KK Online News has learnt that the two brilliant men
have met political stakeholders in Nyeri, Kirinyaga, Murang'a and Kiambu
counties who have expressed interests and support to the party.
According to Mr Mwangi who is the interim chairperson
of the party the decided to name it 'Civil Renewal Party' because they want to
restore the intense lobbying for the country's economic rights a move that has
been abandoned by the political parties which Mr Mwangi describes as brief case
parties with an aim of elevating political leaders to elective positions after
every five years.
"Ours will last our aim and intention is not only
to elevate leaders to elective positions but also to engage county governments
and the assemblies on policy making, drafting beneficial economic bills even
after the elections.
Mr Mwangi said the current political parties including
the Jubilee and the ODM has a tendency of ceasing fire after the general
election leaving their members at the detriment of representatives either the
governors the MPS and the President noting the party will keep the ball rolling
now and then.
He said together with the Deputy Chairman, the former
assistant to Marsabit Governor Godana Doyo, the party has intensified massive
party registration where over 70000 locals have so far registered.
"The party is getting overwhelming support to the
locals as it will not peg itself under tribal inclinations but all Kenyans who
want to advocate for a better tomorrow," he added.
He exuded confidence that the party will surpass its numbers
and outshine the two major parties in the country and if all goes well field a
Presidential candidate in 2022.
According to political pundits, Governor Mwangi could be the
brain child of the party a move they note could be a well-planned exit into
political arena by censuring a political party which if proper mobilization
could be done, the party may sponsor several leaders into elective positions
and thus giving the governor a strong bargaining power that could see him rise
in high political space in Mt Kenya.
Martin Njuguna a political scientist said leaders like
Musalia Mudavadi, Kalonzo Musyoka and even Moses Wetangula have demanded
respect and authority by top government officials nor because of their elective
positions but because of the political parties that have sponsored a few
leaders into parliament and county assemblies.
He said the new party may be Mr Iria's secret and final card
into getting into national politics.
"Going by his aides' move the you might see the brainy
governor called in the round table to bargain by the political mighty and et
considered in a powerful state appointment," Mr Njuguna said.
However if all goes negative, the second term governor may suffer
a major setback if powers that be decide to antagonize him and fight him tooth
and mouth for trying to impose hurdles in their way to power.
"The worst bit would be for mightier politicians
like Deputy President William Ruto sees the Governor as his worthy opponent and
deploy machinery to fight him that's when you will see impeachments, Friday
arrests and myriad prosecutions in court," he told the KK ONLINE.
However Mr Mwangi was quick to lament that the governor had
no hand in forming of the new party saying as far as he was concerned, Governor
Mwangi was a strong support and member of Jubilee party.
"Power is bestowed to its citizenry and we are the
people everyone including me or you have the right to register a new party as
long as you have what it takes," he said.
He added that they decided to form the party after the
Jubilee party forsake the Mt Kenya and the country's top priority of
development agenda.
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