Azimio presidential candidate Raila Odinga has castigated president-elect William Ruto for engaging in what he terms as acts of impunity and disregard of the rule of law.
In a statement issued by his presidential campaign secretariat spokesperson Prof. Makau Mutua, Odinga said Ruto was “assiduously wooing some of the leaders elected as independents and on the Azimio coalition to defect to his side.”
“This is the practice that was used in the KANU era to defeat the independence of the legislature and retard the growth of multiparty democracy,” reads the statement.
Odinga stated that no Azimio constituent party has formally invoked the process of leaving the coalition hence any purported defections at this time are null and void.
“Mr. Ruto preaches water but drinks wine. He ought to know democracy requires vibrant pluralism in which different political parties compete on issues. Attempts to cannibalize Azimio by corrupting its members will not succeed,” he said.
“The law that led to the formation of Azimio La Umoja One Kenya — and its Deed of Agreement — set out the ground rules and conditions under which members can exit the coalition. There are clear guidelines. Mr. Ruto should know that it is illegal for him, or others, to induce members to purport to leave Azimio.”
Odinga further urged Ruto to wait for the outcome of their court petition challenging the results of the 2022 presidential election, expressing confidence at emerging the victor.
“Mr. Ruto should not be allowed to take this country back to the old days of KANU dictatorship. He needs to stop engaging in the culture of political corruption. We know he wants to create propaganda to give the impression that he is the inevitable victor. The court will be the final arbiter on who won this election, and we are confident that we won it,” the statement added.
“Why has Mr. Ruto panicked and resorted to illegal and corrupt conduct in violation of the law? It can only be because he has sensed defeat.”
The statement comes after leaders from the United Democratic Movement (UDM), a constituent party of Azimio, ditched the coalition and joined Ruto’s Kenya Kwanza alliance.
Ruto also received a section of leaders who were elected on independent tickets into Kenya Kwanza, among them 10 Members of Parliament and one governor.
“This is the practice that…
“This is the practice that was used in the KANU era to defeat the independence of the legislature and retard the growth of multiparty democracy,” Perfectly stated RAO.
You are going too far back …
You are going too far back @Mugikuyu. Kwani what did the handshake do? Tusemanga tu ukweli saa zingine nanii…
Handshake brought stability…
Handshake brought stability in the government since the Deputy President became part of the opposition.
Now he is President -Elect. Question is elected by who after he stole votes from Raila? It is not over until it is actually over.
Mugikuyu stability my foot!…
Mugikuyu stability my foot! They brought hunger and poverty. They combined forces to steal from the coffers since there wasn’t a watchdog. At this moment there’s a 4 trillion deficit that was created some three years ago and that cannot be explained.
The skirmishes that was seen after elections were a direct incitement from the the same leaders.
And whoever does it has to face a court of law. Kenya is a nation that does not belong to regional kingpins.
The constitution dictates one president at a time. It doesn’t matter even if you lost by 2 votes.
Mugikuyu. You’re the Only…
Mugikuyu. You’re the Only person that Makes critical Sense on this Forum. The rest of the People are Demons that Go to Church every Sunday and Come to this Forum Everyday looking? for Whom they May devour. They don’t Have peace of Mind whatsoever.
He is right on this one! We…
He is right on this one! We need opposition or multiparty to stir up the right S**** if necessary!
Ruto will continue to corrupt is way!!
For heaven’s sake, deal with…
For heaven’s sake, deal with the people you have agreements with… WSR is not tied at the hip with you Azimia. Are you too afraid to confront the ones you are married to…n instead go harassing the mpango wa kando? Nanii, nani amesema?
Wait a minute- you claim…
Wait a minute- you claim that you “won the election”! By your warped up logic it is safe to say those people are “defecting to the opposition” and hence kudos to H.E. Ruto for “strengthening the opposition” There seem to be so many mad people in Kenya of late. The president elected on jubilee party defected to ODM and claimed that he was “bringing unity”. He chose an opposition candidate over his own party candidate- Via handshake he “bought all opposition” gave them all leadership positions in parliament and removed all those who busted their rear working for his election- was that ok? If yes , shut up and swallow your own pills. You can also use that as one ground to reject results at SCK- All you have is garbage math that should go on record for dumbness. By the way , how did the insane “4 I doubt they can count how many they are” get to know about 100.01% tally since they talked before Kenyans/ Hon. Chebukati released the results???? As a math literate I have figured out how they got the 0.01% thing- Some dummy math man (azimio prof. most likely) calculated that that if H. E. Ruto lost 1% = 0.01 of the votes then 50.49%- 1% = 49.49% hence re-run demand. Then “Eureka” they saw the rounding error of 0.01% and thought it is equivalent to their magic 1% = 142,000 thingi! So dumb are the azimio professors that they think if you made a “mistake” in percent tally then “it creates extra 142000 vote/rs” At this rate our universities should be closed by UNESCO. If a percent is wrong- go back to the totals and recalculate- the total votes cannot be changed to “fit a percent” except by kenyan “professors”.
Thank you @Francis for…
Thank you @Francis for refreshing the stale minds above, and elsewhere. Raila left the opposition with a handshake n the nation was left without the necessary watchdog.. What Ruto is doing is exactly the same… Reading between the lines, Raila wants a Ruto to call it a handshake..and who gets all the goodies again?….the one and only one, RAO…. He’ll catwalk to the other side lifting his middle finger to his 48% followers.
Such a cry baby ?, the…
Such a cry baby ?, the peoples conman narcissist always seeking attention! The perennial loser narcissist!!!
There was this guy who…
There was this guy who walked to a reporter seeking maoni from wananchi…he said “tulijua tu baba ataenda kotini….ata angeshida, angeenda kusema hajashinda….”. I think the reporter was an Azimio sympathizer, alilenga huyu jamaa kama stima….but it left me in stitches….
The lifeblood of politics is…
The lifeblood of politics is power and it is not how you acquire it that matters, it is the fact that you acquire it. Hate him or love him but Ruto has proven to be a paka mjanja in Kenya politics. What is either good or bad is, he is still a fairly young man who will be in politics for quite some time and he will either make or destroy Kenya or the nation will turn against him if he steals too much which is expected.
One of the Hustler…
One of the Hustler properties is been a manipulative, scheming and opportunist in to the extend of using force where necessary.
Kenyans buckled up the Nyayo era are here for a ride of the 80s to 90s at your expenses
@ Mbwana:
Samoei is a…
@ Mbwana:
Samoei is a graduate of Toroitich’s university of total loyalty and sycophancy.
Who is fooling who??…UDM…
Who is fooling who??…UDM and other small parties walked to partner with UDA at their own will without being coerced….Pple are smart to work with the winning team…
@Simon, Rao,and his…
@Simon, Rao,and his coalition are complaining that Ruto is wooing members from his coalition.To me this means that the coalition is not all that unified.Raila should not complain.He should look at those”defecting “as disloyal partners he does not need.How about that?
Anyway, the bigger complain from team Raila is that Ruto in doing so, he is flagrantly breaking the law.I am not sure about that…Besides that,if these small parties decide on their own,for their own interest,and benefit to join Ruto, Raila would still blame Ruto.Its convenient.
The peoples conman grabbed…
The peoples conman grabbed power from the back door after bewitching Mlevi and then used taxpayers billions and state machinery illegally to defeat the hustler, and still lost! Useless corrupt violent old man!
Weak minds sell such…
Weak minds sell such narratives as WSR= Moi. It’s a bad dream. It’s only those that dwell on tribal hatred that think this way. WSR is a different animal. Take it to the bank. In the the next few years I’m sure you will vote him in for a second term if your tribal mental thinking attitude will have changed.
In 2018 Raila, an official…
In 2018 Raila, an official government opposition party leader, and who gets paid for the role Ksh 250 million every year for the job, decided to join the Jubilee party. This was done through handshake. Either way you can also say Uhuru being the head of jubilee joint Odm.
The opposition party’s responsibility came to a halt then until the August 9 2022. Odm nor Jubilee complaint about the government forgoing the tendency of one party state. What changed today?
It’s it NOT Ruto wooing the opposition members but the opposition members through their way of right of association are choosing their own destiny. It’s their right under the constitution and no party laws are more supreme than their basic rights.
What is in public domain is the fact that Ruto is keeping the rightful opposition in their space.
When our heroes of the…
When our heroes of the Second Liberation of Kenya were being tortured in Nyayo House and a few lost their lives, Samoei was busy singing very loudly the “dictator’s song.”
“Tawala Kenya Tawala
Tawala Kenya Tawala
Rais Moi Tawala Kenya Tawala
Unaongoza vyema unaongoza vyema
Rais Moi unaongoza vyema.”
Imara keep singing Moi…
Imara keep singing Moi buddy. By the time you get on the last song we will be campaigning for a second term.
@ Asista:
Naomba umwulize…
@ Asista:
Naomba umwulize rafiki yako (Ndugu Samoei) azungumzie juu ya janga la 2007 la kanisa la Kiambaa huko Eldoret. Kama ninavyoona, wewe ungependa watu wote wa Kenya wasahau ya kwamba, akina mama, wazee, na watoto 37 walichomewa humo kanisani walipofikiria ya kwamba mungu bandia wa Kiyahudi atawaokoa kutokana na janga hilo.
Ningependa kuona Jumba la Makumbusho (museum) likijengwa mahali hapo mara moja kabla watu hawajasahau jinsi binadamu anavyoweza kumfanyia binadamu mwenzake na kunyamaza ili watu wasije wakasahau yaliyotendeka wakati huo.
Nakuomba usiwe na pupa kwa utawala wa Kenya. Kuna mataifa mengine yapata 70 ya Kenya ambayo yana uwezo wa kutawala nchi yetu pia. Nakuomba usiote ndoto na kufikiria ya kwamba, ni mataifa mawili tu ambayo yanaweza au yanastahili kuongoza nchi ya Kenya.
Azimio on their corner…
Azimio on their corner wamejipanga for court case while UDA on their side wako groundwork busy kufanya kazi…Hapo iko shida gani???..why Azimio panicking instead of fixated/occupied on their own plate!!..
WSR has proven himself a…
WSR has proven himself a professor of politics, with his reputation he still won the hearts of many Kenyans and now he’s stripping the emperor of his clothes.