Presidential hopeful Mukhisa Kituyi has stated that the viral video allegedly of himself in a compromising situation has nothing to do with his candidature so it does not warrant any attention.
Kituyi was speaking on in an interview on Citizen TV’s ‘News Night’ show.
The Former UNCTAD Secretary General declined to give any concrete response on the matter as he focused on the discussion regarding his presidential candidature. Sating that he has no agenda against his perceived opponents in the run-up to next-year’s polls, promising to run a diligent campaign based on ideals.
“I don’t want to lower the debate of my candidature below my neck. The assets I want to bring to this are; who is Kituyi? What does he stand for in this country? I will sustain a campaign nationally throughout of dignity, respect, even for my opponents, and that’s as much as I want to say about that, ” he told the show host Waihiga Mwaura who queried him about the video's authenticity.
Recently, a local media outlet published an article quoting Kituyi blaming the origin and leakage of the said video on his political enemies. However, in the interview the presidential hopeful rubbished the claims.
He stated, “That is a manufactured story, I have not given any such statement to any media outlet or any individual whatsoever.”
Kituyi added, “I believe personal integrity issues are important in the choice of leaders. Kenyans should judge me on the basis of my integrity, and how I deal wit failed national challenges; do I compromise the security and integrity of my country?”
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