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Greens, Reds in last minute dash as D-Day nears

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Published on Thursday, 05 August 2010 00:54

On the campaign trail, the de facto leader of the ‘Reds’, Higher Education Minister William Ruto, led in the number of rallies as he addressed six in towns spread over Rift Valley, and Nyanza provinces between morning and sunset yesterday. But Ruto and his team found Gusii Stadium locked, had to settle for a nearby market where they repeated their ‘No’ messages.

During his rally in Kisii’s Daraja Mbili market, Ruto said the ‘Reds’ were using underhand tactics to derail the ‘No’ campaign.

"That is why we are saying if given a chance, the so-called ‘reformists’ would be worse than the regimes of yesteryears," said Ruto. Information Minister Samuel Poghisio, and Kuria MP Wilfred Machage accompanied him at the heavily policed rally.

The minister, who flew from one rally to another in a helicopter, also questioned why the Government allowed the ‘Yes’ team to book major public grounds in Nairobi and other parts of the country to lock out the ‘Reds’ during the last two days of the official campaign.

"They claim that they are reform agenda proponents, but are not willing to listen to divergent views. They have a lopsided view of democracy," said Ruto.

Ruto also dismissed a promise by President Kibaki during rallies earlier in the week, that the number of counties would be increased from the proposed 47 if the new law were passed.