‘Not Qualified To Be A Leader!’ – Junet Mohamed Tells Governor Natembeya
Junet Mohamed, the minority party leader in the National Assembly, has criticized remarks made by Trans-Nzoia Governor George Natembeya.
Natembeya chastised Ruto for removing the vetting process for citizens of Somali heritage in the North Eastern area when applying for national identity cards.
Speaking in the National Assembly on Wednesday, April 23, 2025, Junet stated that Natembeya does not qualify to be a leader in the country based on his previous utterances.
“I was shocked to see a governor in this country shouting at the top of his voice from Trans-Nzoia, saying some Kenyans should not be given identity cards,” Junet said.
🚨 "Nakimbia is Unfit to Lead!" – Junet Mohamed Goes Off on Governor Natembeya pic.twitter.com/QTgHbrqjLg
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“A whole governor stands in a place addressing a gathering of Kenyans, and saying that other Kenyans must be discriminated against.”
He added: “That man does not deserve to lead anybody in Kenya; it is very disheartening, and he does not even deserve to be a village elder for coming openly to say that certain Kenyans should not be given IDs because of bordering certain countries, while his county borders Uganda.”
The remarks came when Taveta MP John Bwire led a delegation of Pare elders into the National Assembly gallery.
The elders presented a petition seeking recognition as Kenya’s 46th tribe.
Taveta MP John Bwire, Pare elders petition Parliament for recognition of Pare as a tribe in Kenya.
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“Just like the people of Somali origin from North Eastern, the Luo from Mwanza, the Kuria people on the border with Tanzania, the Pare community living at the Taveta border with Tanzania needs to be recognised,” Bwire said.
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The petition came just months after Deputy President Kithure Kindiki assured the community that their petition to be recognised would be escalated for consideration in January 2025.
“The petition that has been given to me by leaders and elders,” Kindiki said during a tour of Taita-Taveta County on January 14, 2025.
“I will take it up with relevant agencies and authorities on behalf of the government of Kenya.”
He added: “I want to promise that we will start, expedite and conclude the process of recognising the pare community to be one of the ethnic communities of the Republic of Kenya.”
‘Not Qualified To Be A Leader!’ – Junet Mohamed Tells Governor Natembeya
