Raila Odinga has warned the Kenya Kwanza administration, accusing its members of seeking to sabotage ongoing bipartisan discussions.
Mr Odinga accused the President William Ruto-led party of encouraging the opposition to scuttle the ongoing conversation by punishing Azimio-affiliated parties, particularly the Jubilee Party, in a statement issued on Wednesday.
“Kenya Kwanza must take a final notice from us that they risk scuttling a very serious national agenda through shortsighted intransigence, dishonesty and a game of musical chairs.”
“We remind Kenya Kwanza a final time that we did not agree to engage in talks because we are weak. We remain committed to the spirit of peace and stability that necessitated the talks. However, we will never negotiate out of fear.”
Odinga maintained that Azimio’s choice to engage in conversation with the government was not motivated by fear but by a desire to see the country stabilize.
The new appeal by some Jubilee Party members, led by EALA MP Kanini Kega, now linked with Kenya Kwanza, to include the party in discussions, according to Odinga, is an act of dishonesty.
“The attack on Azimio is, therefore, a state-sponsored assault on multiparty and a continuing indication that Kenya Kwanza remains dishonest and contemptuous of the process of dialogue where respect for the autonomy of political parties is one of our agenda,” he noted.
