President Uhuru Kenyatta’s bold defense of Hon Raila Odinga has not been received well by team Tangatanga aligned to the Deputy President William Ruto.
ODM have taken a swipe into the President Uhuru’s remarks.
On Wednesday, a visibly fired-up President tore into critics of the handshake and termed as “pettiness” the claims that the truce with Raila was a political machination aimed at 2022.
“Oh oh, Raila anavunja Jubilee” (Oh oh, Raila is breaking up Jubilee) … which Jubilee have we talked about? Oh, Uhuru anaingilia mambo ya ODM (Oh, Uhuru is meddling in ODM affairs.) Me, I have no clue even who ODM is,” Uhuru said.
He went on, “He [Raila] has never told me he wants to be President in 2022; I have not told him I want to continue to be President in 2022. We have just been talking about the issues that affect our people.”
National Assembly Minority leader John Mbadi said the President was rebuking Ruto out of frustration.
“The President and his deputy have not been reading from the same script on various issues. Talk about the lifestyle audit, the DP took a contrary opinion. When the President spoke about state agencies fighting corruption and the agencies that he has confidence in, the DP has spoken against them. So I think this is a failed marriage,” the ODM chairman concluded.
Mbadi said that the President’s remarks were critical as they sought to confirm that Raila is not interested in the 2022 politics in Jubilee.
“That is exactly what we have been saying. What he is doing is about the current and future of this country,” he added.