United Democratic Party -UDP party leader Cyrus Jirongo has vowed never to bow down to pressure from the Azimio La Umoja One Kenya Alliance top leadership who want his party not to field candidates in Vihiga and Kakamega Counties in favor of the Orange Democratic Movement ODM party.
Addressing a political rally in Lugari Constituency Jirongo who is vying for the Kakamega County gubernatorial seat said there is a plan by some leaders in Azimio to frustrate candidates vying for various elective posts on UDP ticket in the two Counties who are being forced to step down in favor of ODM candidates.
Jirongo said he will not allow his party to be sacrificed for the sake of ODM vowing that all candidates on UDP ticket in Vihiga and Kakamega Counties will fight to the ballot.
He insisted that he was still in the Kakamega County gubernatorial race, playing off those pushing him to step down in favor of ODM’s Fernandes Barasa.
The former Lugari MP warned Raila to keep off the Western Kenya region, adding that the region has its own parties and that ODM should concentrate on securing positions in the Nyanza region.
He said as an affiliate party in Azimio La Umoja One Kenya Alliance they will vote for Raila Odinga as their Presidential candidate but should respect them and avoid forcing his ODM party and candidates on them at the ground level.
