“Top seat contestants” clash in radio show

BY: kiprono willy
A political radio show, MUSO DECIDES, on Moi University Radio (M.U F.M) yesterday turned ugly as aspirants in the MUSO chairmanship race took at each other, lashing each other for their alleged misgivings. Two aspirants ,Shem Ouma and Apuoyo Rathore, seemed to be at the extreme ends of the scuffle that ensued at the M.U F.M studios wich each trying to discredit the other on their reasons for joining the chairmanship race.

Apuoyo Rathore, who rides on the “we the people” slogan was put to task to defend himself against allegations by his rival Shem Ouma who claimed that Rathore was coerced by four sitting directors into entering the chairmanship race. Rathore dismissed this claim, saying that his campaign was anchored on 11 pillars, each centered towards an oversight role in the 11 MUSO dockets.
Shem Ouma, the crusader of the “we must be great” slogan who was on the opposite end rubbished Rathore’s claims that he was eying the top seat just to ensure that a Luhya clinches the seat after Rathore presented a screenshot of a conversation between Ouma and a Luhya elder, in which Ouma is said to have intimated the same. Things got interesting after the said Luhya elder came out in Ouma’s defense claiming that Ouma was seeking blessings from an older brother.
Towett Ng’etich took a backseat as he seemed to have been caught up in the middle of the scuffle pitting the two. Rathore however challenged his integrity citing a photo where he is allegedly seen to be walking behind Deputy President William Ruto, questioning his integrity as he moved to cloud Ruto’s integrity, as he made claims casting doubts to the deputy president’s integrity. This he attributed to a claim he made alleging that Towett was Ruto’s political student.
As the quest for the top seat in Moi University’s student politics intensifies, many will be keen to see how the race shapes up and how the three come out to defend their candidature. It also remains to be seen whether Rathore and Ouma will make peace or whether the two will carry on with the personal attacks against each other.