Raila liabilities Ruto for Uhuru's transformation of mind

– The opposition led by Raila Odinga and Moses Wetangula visited State House on Tuesday, May 31, upon invitation from President Uhuru Kenyatta

– The Cord leaders later on claimed that they agreed to form a team that would dialogue on the fate of the IEBC, claims State House has vehemently denied and termed as lies

– Raila and his team are now accusing DP William Ruto of prevailing upon President Uhuru to change heart over the same 

– They believe Ruto is resisting electoral reforms because he fears they will weigh him down come 2022 when he launches his presidential bid

Opposition leader Raila Odinga is accusing Deputy President William Ruto of prevailing upon President Uhuru Kenyatta to change heart on the national dialogue issue.

The opposition chief and his counterpart, Moses Wetangula, have led their brigade to accuse the DP of being a stumbling block in the way to arriving at an amicable solution that will see the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) commissioners sent home.

Raila Odinga holds a small talk with a host of politicians at State House when he was invited by Uhuru Kenyatta on Tuesday,May 30. It is from the invite that Raila claims a deal was struck between Jubilee and the opposition over the fate of IEBC commissioners.

The Cord coalition has maintained that Uhuru and Raila, who met at State House on Tuesday, May 31, agreed to form a team that would hold talks on the same.

“I am ready to swear with the Bible…we agreed that we should come up with a team of five — each from the coalitions — and it is very dishonest of the president and his deputy to lie to Kenyans on national television,” said Raila during a prayer rally in Kisumu.

However, the opposition believes DP Ruto is not happy with the agreement reached and has made the president change heart over the same, something that has seen State House deny Raila’s claims that such an agreement was reached.

“Ruto has been overwhelmed by selfish political interests. His 2022 presidential ambitions are weighing him down from patriotic ideals. He is the obstacle in every step we want to make to carry out electoral reforms,” Homa Bay Town MP Peter Kaluma said as quoted by Star.

 The opposition strongly believes that the deputy president is resisting the electoral reforms because he fears missing out come 2022 when he launches his presidential bid.

On June 1, during Madaraka Day celebrations at Afraha stadium in Nakuru, Ruto blasted the opposition for agitating for the removal of IEBC commissioners from office, telling the Cord to follow the law to do so.

Ruto’s entire speech was clearly an attack on the opposition and its demands.

President Uhuru also reiterated that to remove the commissioners from office, the process would be achieved through the Justice and Legal Affairs Committee of the National Assembly.

State House dismissed claims by Raila that Uhuru invited him to discuss the IEBC, saying he only invited him to attend the Madaraka Day celebrations.

“No such agreement was struck, as it would have been inconsistent with President Kenyatta’s stand on the subject, which is that any discussions on the IEBC or any other constitutional body must be done within confines of the law,”State House said.

The Cord coalition has threatened to go back to the streets on Monday, June 6, if the Jubilee side shall have not indicated by Sunday, June 5, that they are ready for dialogue.

Courtesy of tuko.