Confusion as Azimio offer different dates for the return of the mass demonstration
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Azimio announces the return of the mass demonstration with Raila set to confirm the date once he's back in the country
Azimio announces the return of the mass demonstration with Raila set to confirm the date once he’s back in the country.
There was confusion about the precise day that the Azimio la Umoja mass action would resume, with various political party leaders expressing varying views.
On Sunday afternoon, April 23, reports emerged, stating that the opposition would resume demonstrations on Tuesday, May 2, some Thursday, May 4, and some after Azimio leader Raila Odinga returns to the country.
However, Philip Etale, the communications director for the Orange Democratic Movement, said that the date would be made official later.
Other politicians further affirmed that the communication would be conveyed once Azimio leader Raila Odinga arrives from Dubai.
“The announcement on the resumption of the talks after Ramadhan was made. I have not heard anything to the contrary,” Raila’s spokesperson, Dennis Onyango, revealed.
Meanwhile, ODM deputy party leader, Wycliffe Oparanya, poked holes in the bipartisan talks and questioned the government’s sincerity in seeking probable solutions to the issues unveiled by the opposition.
“The talks were to be concluded within 30 days. By then, they should have addressed the issue of opening the server, which will tell who won the election. If we won, we proceed to form the government,” Oparanya pointed out that the protests would resume on Thursday, May 4, should the talks fail.
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His words were echoed by Jubilee Secretary-General Jeremiah Kioni, who affirmed that the demonstrations would resume after Raila returned.
“We continue the town hall meetings next week. When Raila is back, we will release a schedule for the demonstrations.
“These people are misleading Kenyans that the country is broke and can’t pay civil servants. They want the country to collapse,” he stated.
Azimio has been pushing for a process akin to the 2008 National Accord, which saw Raila and President (Rtd) Mwai Kibaki share power in the Grand Coalition government.
Kenya-Kwanza administration, however, countered the narrative, affirming that bipartisan talks would be done in Parliament according to the dictates of the Constitution.
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