Women from the vote-rich Tharaka Nithi, Meru and Embu Counties today vowed to vote as a block for President Uhuru Kenyatta.
They said the three counties remain a “Jubilee stronghold” whose votes will be pooled together for President Kenyatta.
The women spoke at Moi Stadium, Embu during the 11th empowerment meeting convened by Maendeleo Ya Wanawake Organization (MYWO) and addressed by the First Lady Margaret Kenyatta.
The three MYWO County chairpersons from the three counties led their supporters in assuring the First Lady that they will ensure she remains at State House for another five years by voting for President Kenyatta.
“We have never had another caring First Lady like you. We are not ready to let you go as yet. You must remain at State House. We shall vote as a block for President Kenyatta ”, said MYWO Meru County chairperson Mary Kanana.
Her counterparts from Embu and Tharaka Nithi Mary Kavinda and Asenta Kiriga respectively expressed similar sentiments saying they will throw a major surprise for NASA leaders on the voting day.
The women leaders promised that in the remaining few days, they will talk to their sons (the youth) who are yet to make their minds on whether to support President Kenyatta’s re-election or not.
“They are our sons. We shall make sure they are converted to support Jubilee”, said Ms Kiriga.
As the women made the pledge, Gender and Youth Affairs Cabinet Secretary Mrs Sicily Kariuki who also comes from Embu said it is the women who will finally determine who wins the coming elections because they constitute slightly over 50 per cent of the voters .
“We (the women) are the people who will determine how the election goes”, said Mrs Kariuki
MYWO national chairperson Mrs Rahab Mwikali appealed to her members and all women in general to avoid the mistake of 2007 where the disputed elections nearly drove the country into a total breakdown and anarchy .
“We cannot make the mistake of 2007. We must vote for President Kenyatta”, said the MYWO boss.