Rejects Calls for Ruto’s Resignation, Asks ‘Ruto Goes, Then What?’
Raila Rejects Calls for Ruto’s Resignation: Raila Odinga has dismissed calls for President William Ruto to step down, amidst escalating pressure.
Addressing members of the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) Parliamentary Group, Odinga asserted that removing Ruto would only result in Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua assuming power and imposing the same ‘bad’ policies.
“Ruto goes, then what? Ruto may go then Gachagua takes over [to continue] implementing bad policies. Ruto can also say ‘I am tired, let the [military] generals take over. Then the country begins to go through what Egypt went through after Tahrir Square. ‘Ruto must go’ cannot be an end,” Odinga charged.
“It’s at times of crisis like this that a country needs to talk. We are not doing it to save Ruto. We are doing it to save Kenya. Generals don’t have teargas. They don’t have water cannons. They have bullets,” he added.
Odinga’s firm stance comes at a point where there seems to be a rift within the opposition, particularly within the Azimio la Umoja One Kenya Coalition.
During a recent ODM Parliamentary Group meeting, Wiper Democratic Movement party leader Kalonzo Musyoka who is an Azimio principal, was abruptly ejected while delivering resolutions that opposed joining the government.
However, other Azimio supporters such as Former Mombasa Governor and ODM Co-deputy principal Hassan Joho have declared strong support for engaging with President Ruto.
Joho stated, “We must identify what works for us as ODM. We are the bigger party in Azimio and we cannot be bullied,”
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