Opposition leader Raila Odinga has defended himself from claims of splitting the National Super Alliance (Nasa) coalition following his alliance with President Kenyatta.
Speaking when he attended a church service at the Citam Church in Ongata Rongai, Odinga told off critics of the unity agreement between him and the Head of State.
“Some are saying Raila has come to divide Jubilee while others are saying Raila has abandoned us in Nasa. This is natural, people are entitled to their different interpretations. Let us know where we are coming from, where we are and what we want to go,” said Odinga.
The Orange Democratic Movement party leader maintained that the deal with President Uhuru was at the interest of the country’s unity.
“We have not managed to realize the Kenyan dreams so we said elections come and go…. Kenyans are divided, it is time for us to take a drive down the memory lane. We want to fix Kenya and build a new Kenya where your ethnicity will not be a curse,” said Odinga.
Citing the agreed meeting between United States President Donald Trump and his enemy Kim Jong Un of South Korea, Raila questioned why people are reading too much from his meeting with Kenyatta.
“What is wrong if Raila Odinga talks with President Kenyatta? It is the trend the world over.”
“Even US President Donald Trump is contemplating meeting North Korean leader Kim Jong Un,” He said.
In what appeared as a response to his Nasa co-principals, who have lately accused him of betrayal, Odinga noted that his alliance with President Kenyatta was not about Opposition or Jubilee, but the unity of the country.
“People have been asking what is beneath my handshake with President Kenyatta; some have said that I have joined Jubilee while others are saying I want to divide Jubilee.
“People will have a different interpretation but as a country, we have decided to chart a new course,” he said.
“We know where we have come from, where we are, and where we are going as a country. Isn’t it time to take a different lane when things are not working normally?” he asked.
