How DP’s defender fell out of favour in Jubilee
By Anthony kioko - 2020-05-12 16:30:18 - [Politics]
After the 2013 elections, Elgeyo Marakwet Senator Kipchumba Murkomen seemed destined for greatness, thanks to his position in the ruling Jubilee party.
From a Sunday school teacher in Embobut village, Murkomen would land the powerful position of Majority Leader in the Senate.
Murkomen, who was kicked out of Jubilee leadership in the Senate yesterday, has been one of the fiercest critics of the handshake deal
betweenPresident Uhuru Kenyatta and ODM leader Raila Odinga in March 2018.
The senator, a key ally of Deputy President William Ruto, has been a key voice of Jubilee in the Senate. Mr Ruto has also openly opposed the deal between his boss and the opposition chief.
However, Murkomen used his position in the House to deliver tirades directed at the President and which he claimed expressed the general feeling of Rift Valley residents ahead of 2022 elections.
He has been close to the DP such that when he speaks is as good as Dr Ruto speaking
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