Government assures US Ambassador Meg Whitman of full support over Raila recall threat
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Government asks US Ambassador Meg Whitman to ignore a call for recall threat by Azimio leader Raila Odinga
Government asks US Ambassador Meg Whitman to ignore a call for recall threat by Azimio leader Raila Odinga.
The government now says it fully stands behind US Ambassador Meg Whitman after facing criticism from the Opposition over her recent statement on Kenya’s election.
In a statement issued on Thursday by Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary Dr. Alfred Mutua, the government defended Whitman from attacks by Raila Odinga asking her to ignore threats.
CS Mutua termed Whitman’s comments as “forthright and honest”, adding that “she stated facts.”
“The Kenyan Government welcomes the forthright and honest comments that the @USAmbKenya made on the positive strides that Kenya has made in the last one year. She stated facts and paid tribute to the democratic way our constitutional institutions oversaw a credible electoral process that has set Kenya on a transformative path,” said Mutua.
In a statement Thursday, the CS reminded Raila that it is only his Ministry that has the power to order a recall of an envoy.
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“If Kenya has a problem with any diplomat or country, it is the work of the Ministry of Foreign and Diaspora Affairs to summon and seek clarification,” he explained.
He said her message resonates well with the Kenya Kwanza economic empowerment plan.
“We thank her for telling the truth to naysayers,” Mutua said.
The envoy, he said, has recognized the nation’s potential and trajectory and does not require any retribution.
Ambassador Whitman, while speaking at the opening of the same Devolution Conference on Wednesday, opined that the 2022 polls affirmed Kenya’s position as the most democratic State in the continent.
However, Raila speaking on Thursday hit back at the US envoy threatening to call for her recall.
“Tell the rogue ambassador Kenya is not the United States. Kenya is not a colony of the United States. Keep your mouth while you are here.
Otherwise, we will call for your recall back to your country,” he said.
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