Ruto’s allies rattled by Raila’s new demands
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Ruto's allies rattled by Raila's new demands on power sharing following a truce with President William Ruto
Ruto’s allies rattled by Raila’s new demands on power sharing following a truce with President William Ruto.
On Tuesday, April 4, a group of Kenya Kwanza leaders were furious with Azimio leader Raila Odinga’s latest proposal for a ceasefire with President William Ruto.
This came after Raila Odinga suggested reintroducing the 2008 National Accord and asserted that the bipartisan approach will not adequately address some of the issues addressed by the opposition.
The agreement made it possible to form a grand coalition government without following the constitution and to establish the position of prime minister and two deputy prime ministers.
Aden Duale, the defence cabinet secretary, asserted that Odinga was punching above his weight and that the prevailing political climate prevented him from imposing himself into positions of authority.
“Raila is an exposed man desperate for power at whatever cost. How does he equate the current situation to the 2007/08 period and ask for power-sharing under a National Accord arrangement?
“Your demos have nothing to do with the cost of living but a means to bulldoze your way to power. Trust me you will not succeed,” Duale remarked.
Aden Duale’s position was echoed by the National Assembly Majority leader who told off Raila over his new demands.
“So it is as we said, @RailaOdinga hoped to instigate Post-election Violence, use the ANARCHY & BLOODSHED to ride on to yet another Handshake regime? We said;-the looting, rape, arson, land invasions&killings were all planned with a motive. Mzee & your Sponsor, FORGET another Handshake!”
Kimilili Member of Parliament (MP) Didmas Barasa weighed on the matter reckoning that the former Premier was delusional over having a validly elected parliamentary committee report to one formulated as per his demands.
“Odinga must either be suffering from old age, selective amnesia, or both. When you are invited for dialogue, you do not set your own conditions,” Barasa stated.
Nandi Senator Samson Cherargei argued that the new demands were proof that Odinga’s real intentions were to obtain power.
Earlier, the Opposition leader claimed that President William Ruto intentionally omitted key details of their talks.
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He alleged that Ruto’s declaration of the decision to use the bi-partisan parliamentary approach was not the foundation for their truce.
He further asked foreign powers to keep off from their negotiations.
The National Accord rendered the country ungovernable unless a real power-sharing deal was struck because the events after the election threatened the country’s existence.
In the preamble of the agreement, the then-ruling party’s power was limited especially when appointing and firing government officials as all processes needed to go through consultation.
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