File image of Junet Mohammed.
Suna East MP Junet Mohamed has hit back at ODM Secretary General Edwin Sifuna following allegations that he misappropriated funds intended for Raila Odinga’s agents during the 2022 general election.
In a statement on Saturday, January 3, Junet alleged that retired President Uhuru Kenyatta released funds meant for election agents to his brother Muhoho Kenyatta.
Junet claimed that Muhoho then appointed Peter Mburu to oversee the recruitment of Azimio agents and their payment.
“I wish to respond to Senator Edwin Sifuna, the ODM Secretary General, who moonlights for former President Uhuru Kenyatta within our party, and who has challenged me to explain why agents in the 2022 General Election were neither paid nor present at their designated polling stations.
“The answer is simple, clear, and verifiable: Former President Uhuru Kenyatta released the funds meant for election agents to his blood brother, Muhoho Kenyatta. Muhoho Kenyatta then appointed one Mr. Peter Mburu to take charge of the recruitment and payment of agents,” Junet said.
Junet claimed Mburu presented himself as an IT expert with the capacity to safeguard election results from manipulation by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC).
He alleged that Mburu remains an aide of the former President, citing his recent travel to Nigeria alongside Uhuru and Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka as evidence of his continued influence.
“To date, Mr. Mburu remains an aide of Uhuru Kenyatta. Just this past weekend, Mburu traveled to Nigeria in the company of Uhuru Kenyatta and Kalonzo Musyoka—clear evidence that he is not a peripheral figure in these matters,” he stated.
Further, Junet claimed that Muhoho operated from a highly restricted office in Westlands during the election period, an office he said was inaccessible even to Raila.
He alleged that it was from this office that the handling of agents’ payments and election logistics was coordinated.
“It is from this office, out of bounds for nearly all of us, that they claimed to handle the agents’ payments and other logistics. These are facts, not conjecture. I challenge Uhuru Kenyatta and Muhoho Kenyatta to publicly deny these facts.
“The fact is, once they took charge, they never procured any agents for Hon. Raila Odinga, not in Mt. Kenya and not in Luo Nyanza. It was a long con game,” he added.
Additionally, Junet rejected claims that he betrayed Raila, arguing that his subsequent appointment as Leader of Minority in the National Assembly was proof of the former ODM leader’s trust in him.
“Let the record also be set straight: Hon. Raila Odinga would have had no reason whatsoever to appoint me, Hon. Junet Mohammed, as the Leader of Minority in the National Assembly if I had truly betrayed him. For years, I handled all the delicate assignments from our late dear Party Leader with fidelity and diligence,” Junet added.
