UHURU MEETS LUO PROFFESSIONALS- APOLOGISES TO GET THEIR VOTES

Finance minister Uhuru Kenyatta , George Olooand Raphael Tuju during the Luo Nyanza Proffessional caucus meeting.

Kenyas Finance Minister Uhuru Kenyatta has apologised to Kenyans whom he wronged during his previous rallies.

Uhuru was speaking to professionals from Luo Nyanza at the Sarova Panafric Hotel.

He said he was provoked and had to react.

“Mtu anakuita hii. x3. Ata wewe inafika pahali unasema even me I have to respond. But that is not the kind of politics I want to engage myself in. I will be much happier engaging myself in this kind of atmosphere. That is where the future lies. So I will say for those who felt niliwaumiza , mnisamehe but understand where I was coming from.” He said.

This  was in reference to remarks made by Prime Minister Raila Odinga who earlier this year accused his opponents of being drunks at a rally in Machakos country bus.

“Some people wake up to look for alcohol while others wake up to smoke bhang as others seek what to steal,” Raila said then.

 “They are looking for land to steal here and there and they spend all their time in court defending one case after another.” said the Prime Minister.

This angered some politicians including Uhuru Kenyatta who reacted by hurling insults at the Prime Minister.

“They say that we drink. Do we drink with their mothers.”Uhuru was quoted by KTN saying in Kikuyu.

During the meeting, the Deputy Prime Minister called on Kenyans to stop putting too much focus on the trials at The Hague.

He instead asked Kenyans to focus on building the nation.

The Panafric   meeting  was attended by former Rarieda MP  Rafael Tuju and George Oloo an advocate of the High Court among other Luo professionals.

But will Uhuru run for presidency come 2012? His ambitions are in Limbo due to the current case at The Hague. He is facing crimes against humanity.

The professionals called on him to visit Luo Nyanza and campaign freely.

Uhuru said that he is organising a rally in Kisumu to bond with the people of the region.

“I will not fly there. I will drive.” He said.

He said that it is not a must he becomes the president adding that any member of his team can become the president.

The minister said that he has been trying to clean his name which has been tainted by holding numerous political rallies.