Former Agriculture Cabinet Secretary and Party of National Unity (PNU) leader Peter Munya has strongly criticised ongoing efforts by some leaders to consolidate Mt Kenya under a single political party, branding the push as undemocratic and a threat to Kenya’s multiparty democracy.
Speaking at Kariene market in Imenti Central, Meru County, during the opening of a new PNU office, Munya said no one should dictate political choices for the region. “Kenya is a multiparty democracy. Let people sell their ideas and allow wananchi to decide. You can’t dictate that the entire mountain must support one party,” he asserted.
Munya defended PNU’s national identity, stating that it was founded by the late President Mwai Kibaki to unify the country. “Chama ilitengenezwa iunganishe Kenya, ndiyo maana inaitwa Party of National Unity. PNU believes in unity in diversity. Tribe or religion should not be used to divide people, we are all Kenyans,” he said.
He announced that PNU will field candidates for all elective seats in the 2027 general election and remains in talks with like-minded parties to support a joint presidential candidate. He also revealed that former Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i is being considered as a potential presidential flagbearer.
Munya, who served as Meru’s first governor, confirmed that he will run for the county’s top seat in 2027. The event marked a renewed grassroots mobilisation for PNU ahead of the next polls, as the party seeks to re-establish itself as a national political force.
Written By Rodney Mbua
