NAIROBI, Kenya Jan 22 – Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi has revealed that Outgoing Kitale Catholic Bishop Maurice Crowley advised him and Speaker of the National Assembly Moses Wetangula to form an alliance with President William Ruto’s United Democratic Alliance (UDA) in the run-up to the 2022 General Election.
Speaking on Saturday in Kitale, Trans Nzoia County, Mudavadi said, he and Wetangula owe Bishop Crowley a debt of gratitude for his wise counsel and mentorship he freely offered to them as servants of the people in the political sphere.
“During one of our discussions in a meeting at the Bishop’s residence back in July 2020, Bishop Crowley paused and asked us; If truly we knew which direction the country was headed in terms of the succession politics and the livelihoods of Kenyans, and he quickly pointed to us that it was time we looked for Deputy President William Ruto then.”
“After a lengthy talk and having shared with us his thoughts, Bishop Crowley told us William Ruto was a friend we could count on. And here we are.” added Mudavadi.
Mudavadi’s remarks were echoed by Speaker of the National Assembly Moses Wetangula and President William Ruto acknowledging the had that the church had and the role it played ahead of the Kenya Kwanza Alliance victory in the 2022 August Presidential elections.
National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetangula and President William Ruto who were present affirming that Bishop Crowley is indeed a friend, a mentor and an advisor, traits they urged his successor Bishop Henry Juma Odonya to emulate.
“I want to thank the Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi for the revelations he has made so that Kenyans can fully understand how I won the last election and how Kenyans ultimately won as a people and a nation. If indeed Bishop Crowley, a man of God, told people to join hands with me, was there any room for us to be defeated?” said President Ruto.
