Speaking on Thursday evening, Salat said Moi is suspending
him for calling him for running down the independence party.
The former Baringo suspended Salat over what he termed as
gross misconduct and violation of the party constitution, culminating in months
of boardroom wars between the two top officials.
But Salat rejected the suspension as illegal as he revealed
that he has been targeted for telling off Gideon for running down the party.
“We cannot worship an individual at the expense of the
party. We cannot worship him. We can’t,” Salat said.
He lamented that the party’s fortunes have been diminishing
since Gideon took over the leadership mantle.
“Small parties are coming up, winning seats and the
presidency, but for us, we are stuck because of an individual. I told him off
and that is why he is suspending me,” he said.
“In 2017, we had 11 MPs, now we have six. We had 64 MCAs,
but now we have 30. We have no governor. And even the few who were elected
fought on their own. The party did not help them,” he added.
“Why are we glorifying him and we are not helping the party?”
he posed.
Kanu is the country’s oldest and longest-serving ruling
party. The party ruled for 24 years when Gideon’s father, late former president
Daniel Moi, was the president and as the party boss.
The Political Eye
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