How Ruto prevailed upon Raila Odinga to cancel his parallel Jamhuri day event
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Ruto prevailed upon Raila Odinga to cancel his parallel Jamhuri day event according to insiders privy to the secret meeting
Ruto prevailed upon Raila Odinga to cancel his parallel Jamhuri day event according to insiders privy to the secret meeting.
Former Prime Minister Raila Odinga claimed that he canceled the parallel Jamhuri Day celebrations owing to conflicting schedules on his calendar.
Contrary to earlier reports, insiders close to President William Ruto and Azimio La Umoja party leader said that the two leaders reached a deal to end the standoff on Thursday, December 8.
According to several reports, President Ruto and Raila may have struck a compromise that prevented the rally from taking place.
According to the sources, Azimio La Umoja’s last-minute change of heart was necessitated by the Kenya Kwanza administration’s decision to sanction preparations for the establishment of a powerful opposition office.
According to insiders, the office of the opposition set to be granted to Raila and other Azimio principals would yield great power and benefits.
An annual address to the parliament and leeway to nominate persons to constitutional, statutory commissions are among the benefits of that seat.
Others include receiving funding from the exchequer to facilitate Raila’s operations.
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The inside sources further claimed that Ruto’s inside circle met the leader of the minority in the National Assembly, Opiyo Wandayi.
It was through Wandayi, that the agreement to postpone the rally was reached.
Earlier, Wandayi, the Ugunja MP, claimed that Azimio top leaders had active engagements.
“The Azimio la Umoja will not hold the parallel Jamhuri Day rally as planned on Monday, December 12. The cancellation of the meeting has been occasioned by upcoming engagements that will keep the party’s top leaders away,” Wandayi announced on Thursday, December 8,
He also insisted that he was unaware of the alleged meeting and the agreement’s details, as claimed by the inside sources.
“How do you relate a Bill (Office of the Opposition) with engagements? where did they meet?” Wandayi wondered.
Nandi Senator Samson Cherargei, added that the move to cancel the parallel Jamhuri rally arguing that it would enable Ruto to advance his development agenda.
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