Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has once again criticized opposition leader Raila Odinga, saying that he lacks the authority to lead the Kenya Kwanza government and is simply an ordinary citizen.
This comes after Odinga criticized the US ambassador to Kenya, Meg Whitman, for praising President William Ruto’s election win in 2022. Gachagua on Saturday argued that Odinga has no authority to criticize diplomats and is putting Kenya’s diplomatic relations with the US at risk. He also accused Odinga of dissuading potential investors with his assertions and emphasized that it is imperative to accord due respect to Kenya’s development partners.
According to Gachagua, Odinga is a private citizen and does not have the power to dismiss a chief. Regarding the outcome of the general election in 2022, the deputy president mentioned that foreign observers were given access to the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) portal which had been published by the country’s electoral body. Gachagua claimed that the US diplomat in Kenya had access to the portal and a calculator to verify election results.
Gachagua has urged her to dismiss the opposition’s comments. The Azimio la Umoja One Kenya coalition challenged the results of the presidential election in 2022, citing vote rigging and irregularities. However, the Supreme Court rejected the opposition’s request to nullify the results and instead, Chief Justice Martha Koome and her panel of seven upheld Dr Ruto’s victory. Dr Ruto and Mr Gachagua ran for the presidency on a Kenya Kwanza ticket.
As the post-election crisis drags on, the discussion to resolve it appears to be fragile following opposition leader Raila Odinga’s announcement of new plans for hosting events aimed at reaching the people and counter-attacking criticism by President William Ruto and his deputy Rigathi Gachagua.
“Power tends to corrupt. And…
“Power tends to corrupt. And absolute power corrupts absolutely.”
– British Historian Lord Acton
At least we will never…
At least we will never witness Raila get that power. He’s the worst with retrogressive and archaic political ways. He would have destroyed Kenya what with the spill of blood for his quest for power. God made Raila watch as Ruto was sworn in si ile fake ya people’s president, what is that now? Sarakasi na kelele za chura. Anybody who left Raila has a job now, how ironic na Uhuruto wanacheza Raila kila siku.
…hahah…..RigiG…one of…
…hahah…..RigiG…one of these days we will find you with a hammer aiming at a fly on the window. Let this msaghuru be….these are kicks of a dying horse.
Mwakilishi, where do my…
Mwakilishi, where do my comments disappear to?
I wish this Man closed His…
I wish this Man closed His mouth; and Cover his Teeth?.
Muchawi Raila thinks Whitman…
Muchawi Raila thinks Whitman will stoop low to perform a happy ending massage on him like jambazi Mumbi.Atatoka ng’u.
Is this a contest of who has…
Is this a contest of who has bigger testacles?
The ambassador was at Bomas,…
The ambassador was at Bomas, and she only stated the obvious. She witnessed Azimio bigwigs fighting IEBC at Bomas. Well, Weta was unceremoniously removed from his Senate minority leader position, Mudavadi was great when he formed NASA, and Kalonzo will be watermelon very soon. They’ve closed businesses , they’re now on foreign missions, It’s all about RAO, and that’s their only agenda.
Outlaw of foreign political…
Outlaw of foreign political constructs such as “democracy,’ and all foreign addictive religious cults such as the one based on the late son of Mariam and son that of the son of Amina.
If democracy really worked, the USA would not have witnessed or experienced the January 06, 2021 attempted coup by Donald Trump or his claim that (like Raila Ajuma Oginga) he won the election and that it was stolen from him.
Raila should be allowed to continue claiming that the election was rigged like Donald Trump and the police should not be used to undermine his political meetings.