NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 8 – Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) Secretary General Edwin Sifuna has called out the nine MPs who visited President William Ruto on an apparent development strategy meeting.
Sifuna termed the leaders as ‘dishonest’ and ought not to hoodwink the electorate on the actual agenda that initiated the Statehouse visit.
“These statehouse visitors are being dishonest but you already knew that,” he said.
The Nairobi Senator pointed out that no elected leader is required to march to StateHouse to beg for development on behalf of the taxpayers.
“As a tax payer you are not required to beg for development. Just like Govt doesn’t call you to statehouse when taxing you, you likewise don’t need a meeting there to get development. It’s your right,” Sifuna stated.
Recently, President William Ruto has rattled Odinga’s political camp by snatching elected and non-elected leaders from the Azimio affiliate parties.
The political hemorrhage within the Azimio La Umoja One Kenya coalition has continued to deal a blow Odinga’s political movement.
Yesterday, nine ODM MPs held a meeting with President William Ruto at State House Nairobi. They abandoned Odinga for what they termed as his ‘endless politics’.
“It was a very cordial meeting and the MPs were categorical that they want development and not politics,” an official privy of the meeting deliberations told Capital FM news.
Even though they haven’t officially joined the Kenya Kwanza Alliance, the leaders will moving forward snub Odinga’s country wide movement and focus on the government agenda.
This being a political stab to Odinga’s as President Ruto has managed to successfully snatch the leaders from his traditional political backyard in Nyanza.
Among the leaders who have attended the meeting include Tom Ojienda (Kisumu),Shakeel Shabir (Kisumu Town East) and Caroli Omondi (Suba South).
Others included Elisha Odhiambo (Gem),Gideon Ochanda (Bondo), Phelix Odiwour AKA Jalango (Langata) and Mark Nyamita (Uriri).
Today,30 Jubilee MPs broke ranks with the Azimio La Umoja One Kenya and joined hands with the President Ruto’s Kenya Kwanza Alliance.
President Ruto and his Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua had a meeting with the legislators who hail from the National Assembly and Senate.
Led by Nominated MP Sabina Chege and EALA MP Kanini Kega the leaders committed to work with the government abandoning the revolution agenda by opposition leader Raila Odinga.
“We don’t want to feel left out in your government so we kindly request you to include us in your development plans,” Chege said.
Eldas MP Adan Keynan asserted that they will join hands to bolster the agenda of President Ruto’s administration.
“We want to be part of this government having been together before the last elections,” Keynan stated.
Other leaders who attended the meeting include MPs David Kiaraho (Ol Kalou), Irene Njoki (Bahati), Zachary Kwenya (Kinangop) and Shadrack Mwiti (South Imenti).
Mark Mwenje (Embakasi West), Amos Mwago (Starehe), Dan Karitho (Igembe Central), Stanley Muthama (Lamu West) and Joseph Githuku (Lamu)
Jubilee is part of the larger Azimio la Umoja One Kenya Alliance that ran against Ruto’s Kenya Kwanza Alliance in the August 2022 polls.
