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.
