INTERVIEW | Bersatu vice-president Ronald Kiandee has poured cold water on Gabungan Rakyat Sabah’s (GRS) push for a “Sabah-based” political concept, dismissing it as a mere gimmick given the coalition’s dependence on Putrajaya for seats.

Kiandee (above), who also heads Sabah Bersatu, said GRS had long promoted the idea that local parties could determine their own political future.

“But look at them. They have to come to KL to...