Former Prime Minister Raila Odinga has come under fire from a number of lawmakers for backing governors in the Division of Revenues dispute.
Raila accused members of Parliament of jeopardizing devolution in a strongly worded statement on Friday, claiming they are organizing a power grab against governors.
He challenged MPs to release billions of dollars intended for constituency based roads so that county governors may manage resources allocated to devolved units.
However, in a swift response, DAP-K party leader Eugene Wamalwa told Raila off over what he termed doublespeak.
In a statement on the DAP-K party’s official X account, Wamalwa accused Raila of killing democracy in Parliament through “double-dealing and conmanship’’ by allowing his ODM MPs to work with President William Ruto.
The party leader said that following Raila’s decision to “donate his MPs to the executive,” he lacks the moral authority to discuss Parliament’s independence.
“When H.E Raila Odinga talks about the independence of parliament and the need for them to oversee the executive and let devolution thrive, he forgets that he donated the minority leader and his ODM officials to the executive,’’ DAP-K party said.
