Raila Details Talks He Had With Ruto Over Nomination of ODM Leaders as CSs Amid ‘Nusu Mkate’ Claims

Raila Details Talks He Had With Ruto Over Nomination of ODM Leaders as CSs Amid ‘Nusu Mkate’ Claims

Raila Details Talks He Had With Ruto Over Nomination of ODM Leaders as CSs: Former Prime Minister Raila Odinga has given a detailed ordeal of the talks he had with President William Ruto over the nominations to the Cabinet.

He was Speaking in Siaya County on Saturday, July 27, Where he revealed that he talked with the President after the Cabinet was dissolved.

At the time, he indicated that he advised the President to replace the dismissed CSs with people of his own choice.

According to Raila, the opposition was only going to suggest names of CSs after a national dialogue had been held and an agreement reached

He stated, “I told Ruto the other day that since he had fired his Cabinet, he needed to put his people and that we would submit our recommendations after we have had the national dialogue,”

“However, he told me that he wanted to be fast with the nominations as the positions could not remain vacant. So he told me that he would place his own people and then we would talk later,” he revealed.

RaIla further stated that he cautioned Ruto against putting blame on the opposition if the four ODM nominees failed at their work, pointing out that they were not fronted by ODM.

“Afterwards, he picked some of our people (from ODM). I then told him that he should not say that we are the ones who gave him the names should they fail to deliver.

“We have released them. We do not have a coalition agreement with the government,” Raila reiterated.

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