{"id":919448,"date":"2022-01-25T10:57:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-25T10:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/news\/2022\/01\/25\/jubilee-caged-muzzled-me-governor-anne-waiguru\/"},"modified":"2022-01-25T10:57:00","modified_gmt":"2022-01-25T10:57:00","slug":"jubilee-caged-muzzled-me-governor-anne-waiguru","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/01\/25\/jubilee-caged-muzzled-me-governor-anne-waiguru\/","title":{"rendered":"Jubilee caged, muzzled me \u2013 Governor Anne Waiguru"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"art-img row mx-md-0\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/donfyjylyfwri61efd62f18baa.jpg\" class=\"img-fluid w-100\" width=\"800\" height=\"500\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"bg-light mb-3 p-3 row mx-md-0\">\n<p><strong>Deputy President William Ruto receives Kirinyaga Governor Ann Waiguru to UDA at his Karen residence, Nairobi. <\/strong>[DPPS]\n<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"card-text\">Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru has, for the first time, disclosed publicly the goings-on behind her decision to defect to the United Democratic Alliance (UDA).\n<\/p>\n<p>Waiguru, in a candid interview on <em>Spice FM<\/em> on Tuesday morning, January 25, revealed that she is now happier and freer to express her opinions, compared to when she was in the ruling Jubilee Party. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI feel very free now and much happier where I am,\u201d the county chief said.\n<\/p>\n<p>Waiguru revealed that her newfound freedom is occasioned by the fact that \u201cUDA has no political infightings\u201d, and members are united.<\/p>\n<p>She claimed that, during her time in Jubilee, it was difficult to agree even on basic things like the direction of the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI).\n<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[Currently], we [in UDA] are not in Government; we are sort of in the opposition. Back then, we were in power and we had different people pulling in different directions.\u201d \u00a0\n<\/p>\n<p><div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"qD7hDUy1A24\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"WAIGURU: It Would Be An Honour To Be Ruto&#039;s Running Mate\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qD7hDUy1A24?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>She recalled being very frustrated while in Jubilee, sometimes unable to bring up things she noticed were not taking the right direction. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was quite frustrating. I felt caged and very restricted. We couldn\u2019t even say that there was a problem within the party. I am very glad to be out of the party now,\u201d Waiguru said.\n<\/p>\n<p>The governor, who is seeking re-election in the August 9 polls, says she is now a more confident politician, compared to the days when she was serving as Devolution Cabinet Secretary.\n<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBack then, when I was a CS, I was so na\u00efve. I couldn\u2019t even talk to politicians, but now, you throw a missile, I will respond\u2026I won\u2019t take it lying down,\u201d she said.\n<\/p>\n<p>She says she is confident in the choice of Deputy President William Ruto as leader of UDA Party and flag bearer in the presidential election, describing him as a very hands-on person, who is actively involved in party affairs.\n<\/p>\n<p>On shifting political allegiance to UDA, the Kirinyaga governor said she chose to listen to the electorate, who played a big part in influencing her decamping. <\/p>\n<p>Waiguru hopes Ruto will pick a woman as his running mate in the upcoming general election but would be more elated if she was that choice.\n<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt would be a great honour to be picked as Ruto\u2019s running-mate,\u201d she told <em>Spice FM.<\/em>\n<\/p>\n<p>The governor joined UDA in October last year. Her defection from Jubilee, and warm-up to UDA, was only a matter of time, with the county chief alleging frustrations after she raised concerns on Jubilee\u2019s future.\n<\/p>\n<p>After joining UDA, Waiguru\u2019s archrival in the Kirinyaga gubernatorial seat, Wangui Ngirici, has since left the Party, citing being sidelined in favour of the county boss, \u201cwho did little to popularise the then-little-known UDA in Central Kenya\u201d.\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"mx-auto col-12 row justify-content-between\">\n<div class=\"col-md-6 col-12 row  p-0\">\n<div class=\"col-9 text-left\">\n<h5 class=\"politic-cat\">\n<b>Monitor water pumps remotely via your phone <\/b><br \/>\n<\/h5>\n<p>Tracking and monitoring motor vehicles is not new to Kenyans. Competition to install affordable tracking devices is fierce but essential for fleet managers who receive reports online and track vehicles from the comfort of their desk.\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.standardmedia.co.ke\/politics\/article\/2001435501\/n-a\">Source: The Standard Media Kenya<\/a> <a \"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Deputy President William Ruto receives Kirinyaga Governor Ann Waiguru to UDA at his Karen residence, Nairobi. [DPPS] Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru has, for the first time, disclosed publicly the goings-on behind her decision to defect to the United Democratic Alliance (UDA). Waiguru, in a candid interview on Spice FM on Tuesday morning, January 25, revealed [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[55],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-919448","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-headlines"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/919448","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=919448"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/919448\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=919448"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=919448"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=919448"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}