Macharia Njeru has warned Rift Valley political leaders against incitement in their political activities as the campaign mood gathers momentum ahead of next year’s General election.
The leader who aspires to be elected the next president of the republic, said leaders should sell their agendas to the masses and the latter left to make their independent decisions.
"What leaders should do in Rift Valley and in any part of the country is to sell their manifestos but not incite the populace," said Njeru.
He warned against a repeat of past ethnic clashes if politicians are allowed to continue the current trend in their campaigning during the meet-the-people tours.
"We should not allow our country to go to the dogs just because of elections. The polls will come and go, but we'll remain in our current homes. It's only a one-day affair, which should not lead us to deaths, displacements and wanton destruction of property," he told reporters after touring different parts of Nakuru County over the weekend.
The former Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) chairman appealed to the public to be discerning about the kind of people they need to lead them.
"Pick leaders, not politicians. Our country has been messed up because we elect politicians but not leaders since independence," said Njeru.
