Director of Public Prosecutions Noordin Haji’s orders of arrests for Finance Cabinet Secretary Henry Rotich together with other alleged corrupt individuals who participated in looting money meant for the construction of Kimwarer and Arror dams might have come as an awake call for ODM party to react on the alleged corruption cases in Kenya.
Hours after Rotich presented himself to the DCI headquarters for grilling, ODM party through its Twitter page commended the act stating that the party stood for zero tolerance to corruption.
It added that all the stolen money meant for developments should be returned. The post was seen as a direct attack on William Ruto’s allies who have been adversely mentioned in the Arror, Kimwarer dams scandal.
We stand for zero tolerance to corruption. Any stolen money meant for development for our people of this great nation must be returned.
— The ODM Party (@TheODMparty) July 22, 2019
ODM’s post, however, elicited some mixed reactions from a section of Twitter users with most of them calling the second-largest party in Kenya to walk their talks and stop preaching water while busy drinking wine.
According to many, ODM had no obligation to preach to Kenyans about corruption cases when most of their members have also been mentioned or featured in corruption cases.
Some also wondered why the party was so vocal about corruption when one of their best lawyers James Orengo was ever-present in court defending some of its members mentioned in corruption cases. Here are some of the reactions;
This is nothing but just propaganda. Stop fooling Kenyans
— kevin Okoth Opudo (@KevinOpudo) July 22, 2019
Odm is another killer disease in this nation after corruption, why should they also come clean on their governors corrupt cases? #slaverykings!
— Mikemember Jakondii Ma Ndii (@Mikemikesheik) July 22, 2019
Some Kenyans called on the ODM party to start by initiating investigations into some of their governors who had been mentioned in corruption cases. The case of former Nairobi governor Evans Kidero who is facing numerous corruption cases also poped up.
Some accused the Party’s leaders of being beneficiaries of such corruption cases hence no mandate to lecture Kenyans on the same.
REALLY? So why is Orengo representing people accused of Corruption and abuse of office?🙄Is that ZERO tolerance
— gachoki Ruto jnr (@GachokiKarani) July 22, 2019
lol…No 1 supporters and beneficiaries of corruption!so sad
— steve mbugua (@stevemb67419317) July 22, 2019
Start with your MPS, Senators, Governors and MCA's then come and preach water
— martin wangwe (@matwang7) July 22, 2019
They also reminded the ODM party boss, Raila Odinga of the ailing Mumias sugar company together with Molasses plant in Kisumu which had been alleged that Raila acquired irregularly.
Tell us the people who brought Mumias to its knees
— martin wangwe (@matwang7) July 22, 2019
Including molasses plant.
— walker (@Kipkiru59877121) July 22, 2019
Ruaraka land scandal cases did not also miss on their discussions with some reading malice the government’s fight against corruption. A section of those who supported Dr. William Ruto called for an equal prosecution saying the government should also investigate Interior CS Fred Matiang’i and Education PS Pelio Kipsang who have also been mentioned in the Ruaraka land scam.
ruaraka land scandal
— Muguna Muguna (@MaundahGabriel) July 22, 2019
Pharasees
— Kiptop (@Kiptop2) July 22, 2019
Your boss taking advantage of the poor kenyan for his beneficial in the name of handcheque. Time is coming!
— dennmakk (@makakadennis) July 22, 2019
The day I saw Raila sucking blood that's the time I refused to be a member of this Old Demagogue Party.Lubbish.
— Idris-Justman (@JustmanIdris) July 22, 2019