Raila allied leaders warm up to President Ruto
Raila allied leaders warm up to President Ruto and his cabinet to address concerns in their areas
Raila allied leaders warm up to President Ruto and his cabinet to address concerns in their areas.
Raila Odinga’s rapprochement with President William Ruto has opened the door for his allies to hold talks with Cabinet Secretaries to address concerns in their areas.
According to reports, President Ruto has also urged his Cabinet to adopt an open-door policy in their dealings with all leaders regardless of their political affiliation.
Speaking in Siaya last weekend, the President reiterated his commitment to working with all leaders irrespective of their party membership.
Initially, Raila’s hardline position to discredit the legitimacy of Ruto’s government along with attacks had made his allies reluctant to be associated with the ruling coalition leaders.
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However, following Raila’s assertions that governors and other Nyanza leaders affiliated with his Azimio la Umoja One Kenya Coalition Party were free to embrace the President and support his push for development, the opposition leaders have begun approaching various Cabinet members and principal secretaries to share their ideas for development.
Just a day after the President concluded his tour of the Nyanza region, some leaders from Kisumu sought an audience with Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki over runaway insecurity in the lakeside city.
Siaya Governor James Orengo also met Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mithika Linturi where he secured a KSh4 billion rice production programme.
Kisii Governor Simba Arati has also held discussions with Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua.
However, Mr. Odinga’s elder brother, Siaya Senator Oburu Oginga, stated that while they would embrace the President and support his plans for regional development, they would still have other issues with him.
The move by Raila allied leaders to embrace Ruto is seen as a tactical retreat and a well-calculated move to deal a major blow to rebels in the region.
The move to have elected leaders work with the president has, however, thrown them off balance.
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