Kakamega Senator Cleophas Malala has clarified his presence at Deputy President William Ruto's mega rally at the Eldoret Sports Club in the outskirts of Eldoret town.
In a statement, the youthful politician stated that he did not attend the rally on behalf of Amani Nation Congress (ANC) party leader Musalia Mudavadi as widely claimed on social media.
Malala argued that as an elected leader, his responsibility is to lead his people to the right direction before making any decision ahead of the August 9 General Elections.
"In my address, I did not say that I was representing the ANC party or the party leader. As an elected leader, my role is to propel our members towards forming the next government. Anyway, our new SG is still under orientation," Malala wrote on Twitter.
The Senator issued the statement after ANC through its Secretary-General Simon Gakuru distanced itself from Ruto's rally, denying sending any representative.
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"The ANC party would like to disassociate itself with the activities taking place at Eldoret Sports Club Grounds where UDA Party is holding its rally. The official party position should only come from our party leader or the secretary-general," Gakuru said in a Tweet.
Speaking at the rally, Malala invited like-minded politicians to work together with Mudavadi, further hinting at a possibility of joining forces with Ruto.
"We must look beyond One Kenya Alliance which I belong to. I am asking you, people, if Musalia came here to look for more partners, and it happened to be Ruto, would that be okay? I want to tell those people lying about me, without blinking my eyes that your enemies are not necessarily our enemies
"Wiki iliyopita, mheshimiwa wangu alisema hakuna mtu atatuzuia sisi (ANC) kufanya urafiki an watu dengine. Ndiposa mimi nimekuja hapa siku ya leo. Mimi niko katika chama cha ANC na tunamchamchagua Musalia Mudavadi kama mgombea uraisi kwa hivyo tunamwambia atembee atafte marafiki wengine," he said.
