Kesses MP Dr Swarrup Mishra has dismissed calls by a section of politicians in Uasin Gishu to locals to vote for candidates from only one party.
Politicians in the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) camp have been asking voters to reject other candidates, and instead, support those in the party.
This, the six-piece voting crusaders urge will ensure Deputy President William Ruto has the numbers in Parliament, should he succeed in forming the next Government.
“Please vote for a suit. If we want Deputy President William Ruto to be President, for his government to work well, we need to have enough MPs who will ensure we have people holdings key positions in parliament to push the bottom-up agenda, and this is why we need CPA Julius Ruto to be the MP of Kesses,” Mandago told locals at Saroyot on June 5, 2022.
But according to Mishra, who seeking re-election on an independent ticket, voters should be allowed to support their preferred candidate irrespective of their political affiliation.
“Let people vote for the person they wish,” Mishra told journalists at the Eldoret Sports Club on Thursday, July 7, 2022.
“We know performance, the suit is a cheap language,” he added, insisting on people casting their votes based on an individual’s ability to provide leadership and services to Mwananchi.
The independent parliamentary seat candidate further insists nobody should force anyone to support a specific candidate.
“No one has a right to tell the other who or where to vote,” said the Kesses MP.
Claims of buying alcohol to youths
Dr Mishra is among the candidates in Uasin Gishu facing off against UDA competitors.
There have been sustained efforts to ask voters to overlook him, in favour of the dominant party – UDA.
UDA’s candidate in Kesses Constituency is CPA Julius Ruto.
CPA Ruto was serving as the Uasin Gishu County Executive Committee Member (CECM) for Finance and Economic Planning before resigning.
Dr Mishra has also faced claims of buying alcohol to youths so as to cause chaos, an issue he dismisses.
“I never buy alcohol to the youths. In any case, they are adults and know what is good and bad. They can make their independent judgment,” he said.
