Duale resumes attack on Raila after a long break

National Assembly Majority Leader Aden Duale has resumed his attacks on opposition leader Raila Odinga, ending his long break from political rhetorics.

Mr duale took a swipe at ODM leader Raila Odinga, saying he is notorious for breaking parties.

“We should not accept the ideologies of those people with the history to break parties; he broke KANU and then NARC. He did not stop there; he went to Cord because of political dishonesty, but killed it thereafter. Because of his selfish agenda, NASA is also gone.”

He spoke on Saturday in Mandera, where he and a group of Jubilee MPs went to flag off food to be distributed to residents to mitigate effects of the drought.

Devolution CS Eugene Wamalwa, DP William Ruto and National Assembly Majority Leader Aden Duale in Mandera on Saturday, March 23, 2019

Duale urged President Uhuru Kenyatta and Deputy President William Ruto to protect the party from “agents who are out to wreck it”. 

“We agreed as leaders to wind up more than 10 regional political outfits in the country because we wanted to bring Kenyans together,” Duale said.

Present during the event were Ruto, Devolution CS Eugene Wamalwa, Mandera Governor Ali Roba, Rehema Jaldesa (Woman Rep, Isiolo), Mahamud Maalim (Senator, Mandera) and Amina Gedow (Woman Rep, Mandera).

Others were MPs Bashir Abdullahi (Mandera North), Ibrahim Abdi Mude (Lafey), Mohamed Dahir (Dadaab), Abdikarim Osman (Fafi), Adan Haji Ali (Mandera South) and Omar Maalim (Mandera East).

Ruto called on leaders to refine their approach to politics by associating with political parties with a national outlook and a clear development plan for Kenya.

He asked “those competing with us” to shift from tribal political vehicles if they are after bringing the country together.

“That is how we are going to transform Kenya. You cannot lecture us on unity when you are in-charge of a tribal outfit,” Ruto added.

He said Jubilee’s development record would not be done away through corruption propaganda.

Roba exuded confidence the Jubilee party succession plan would remain intact “so that the party’s development agenda is not disturbed”.

He noted that any division in the ruling party would spell doom to the unity and development of Kenya. 

“We have seen the dividends of having a national party with a people-led agenda. We would want to see this deepened further through a clear and solid succession. That is why our leader of choice in 2022 is Dr Ruto,” Ruto said.

Maalim lauded the government in fostering devolution.

He said the move had led to resources being allocated equitably across the country.

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