Orengo’s carelessness makes Raila question why he is being offensive

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AU envoy Raila Odinga is reportedly furious with Siaya senator James Orengo following his recent utterances that has threatened the peace last year’s famous hand shake.

Mr Orengo ‘revealed’ the existence of the secret political pact between President Uhuru Kenyatta and the opposition chief Raila Odinga.

His statement has given the Jubilee wing led by Deputy President William Ruto more impetus to hit at the handshake and a vindication of sorts to the long-held narrative that the political truce between the two politicians was indeed meant to block Mr Ruto’s ascension to power.

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Mr Mbadi, without directly referring to Mr Orengo, regrets that some of his colleagues have been careless in public putting the party leader in an awkward position.

“It should be noted that their remarks are not attributable to ODM. Our people must be responsible in their statements going forward, bearing in mind that the handshake had nothing to do with the next General Election,” he said Saturday.

An MP privy to the discussion said that when he introduced the impeachment debate, Mr Odinga reached out to him, seeking an understanding of what he meant to achieve by being on the offensive.

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On Saturday, Mr Odinga’s spokesman, Denis Onyango, sought to downplay the growing tension between his boss and Mr Orengo, a senior counsel.

“Why don’t you talk to Jim (as friends and admirers call the lawmaker) over that? My understanding on the impeachment debate is that he was speaking from a purely legal perspective without minding the political ramifications of the same,” Mr Onyango said on phone.

Having been kept out of the handshake negotiations, Mr Orengo is said to have not forgiven Mr Odinga, who consulted him on every decision in the country’s politics since they made up after his 2002 poll Waterloo.

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