Caleb Amisi Tells Raila to Quit William Ruto's Broad-Based Govt: "Slowly Killing ODM from Within"
- On Sunday, May 4, Saboti Member of Parliament Caleb Amisi advised ODM leader Raila Odinga to cut ties with President William Ruto
- According to Amisi, the president is making the Orange party less popular among Kenyans ahead of the 2027 General Election
- The outspoken lawmaker further slammed a section of MPs who don't question the decisions made by their party leaders
Amos Khaemba, a journalist at TUKO.co.ke, brings over four years of experience covering politics and current affairs in Kenya.
Trans Nzoia - Saboti Member of Parliament, Caleb Amisi, has voiced his opposition regarding the deal between Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) leader Raila Odinga and President William Ruto.
Source: UGC
In a tweet on Sunday, May 4, Amisi urged the former prime minister to quit his arrangement with the Kenya Kwanza government.
Is William Ruto killing the ODM party?
According to Amisi, the president is slowly killing the ODM party ahead of the 2027 General Election.
The Saboti lawmaker noted that coalitions of opposing ideologies have never resolved issues in any democratic country.
He warned that ODM might soon lose relevance if Raila does not cut political ties with Ruto's Kenya Kwanza administration.
"The ODM party must and should stop this broad-based nonsense with immediate effect. Coalitions of unlike mind have never solved issues in any democratic outfit before. Ruto is not foolish. He is slowly finishing ODM from within, and you will have no one to cry to. This is for your own good," Amisi said.
The vocal MP criticised lawmakers who follow their political masters blindly without questioning some decisions.
Source: UGC
"My colleagues in Parliament must come to the realisation that even the political masters they worship daily against the pain , frustrations and suffering of Kenyans, will disappear into thin air when they come for them. Parliament must press the independent button as a matter of urgency to save Kenyan democracy," he said.
In a direct attack on Ruto's administration, the Saboti lawmaker asked ODM leaders to stop supporting the Kenya Kwanza Alliance government.
"Hon. Were's death should not be in vain. Please stop celebrating and supporting regimes that kill and abduct young people,' he added.
Is ODM part of the Kenya Kwanza government?
In other developments, Eugene Wamalwa, leader of the Democratic Action Party of Kenya (DAP-Kenya), dismissed Raila's claims about the ODM party’s involvement in Ruto’s Kenya Kwanza administration.
During a speech to a crowd in Bungoma on Saturday, April 26, Wamalwa criticised Raila for suggesting that he wasn’t part of the government.
The former Defence Cabinet secretary questioned why Raila continues to deny his government involvement, even after publicly signing an agreement with President Ruto.
According to Wamalwa, the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed by the ODM leader clearly positions him at the core of Ruto’s administration.
The DAP-Kenya leader further accused Raila of underestimating the intelligence of Kenyans, pointing out that the public is fully aware of ODM’s key role in the government.
Proofreading by Mercy Nyambura, copy editor at TUKO.co.ke.
Source: TUKO.co.ke
