The Truth Behind Aden Duale's Woes

Jubilee Majority Leader in the Parliament and vocal Garissa Township MP Aden Bare Duale is a besieged man. This was after remarks that the Jubilee stalwart and close ally to both the president and his deputy made unequivocal remarks on the ongoing swoop in Eastleigh aimed at rooting out Al Shabaab cells and their associates.

Embattled Garissa Township MP and Majority Leader in the National Assembly Aden Duale

Speaking on Tuesday, URP Chairman Francis Ole Kaparo distanced the URP party from Duale’s remarks, saying his move to defend terrorists was personal and does not represent the views of the URP party. Mr. Kaparo noted that William Ruto’s URP supports the crackdown on terrorists by the Jubilee Government 100% because it is Government policy and will not tolerate anyone opposed to it.

However, Duale who has been on the forefront of speaking about radicalization of youth and apparent non-tolerance teachings that have been adopted by some Muslim preachers, has vehemently denied being a supporter or a sympathizer of any terrorist organization or any terrorist act. He maintains that the terrorist elements regardless of their purported religious affiliation or their heritage should be rooted out.

But the majority leader maintains that the operation should be carried out in a systematic order and not appear to be targeting a specific community namely Somalis. His comments seem to have been blown out of proportion by media and fueled by some political powerbrokers who want to keep him in check. Some powerful and dominant political quarters seem to have been rattled by Duale’s increased popularity and charisma.

Importantly, they not that the Garissa Township MP, who hails from a minority community in Kenya is growing ever more powerful and his intimate closeness to President Uhuru and DP William Ruto is giving them sleepless nights. In terms of power, Mr. Duale is seen as third in line after the president and his deputy.

As a proof that indeed Mr. Duale is not a terrorism sympathizer, watch the video below.