Caleb Amisi Hits Out at Kenyans Abusing Raila over His Association with Ruto: "Owes Nobody Anything"
- Saboti Member of Parliament Caleb Amisi wondered why a section of Kenyans had been abusing ODM leader Raila Odinga
- During the Gen Z protests, some demonstrators directed their anger at Raila over his working relationship with President William Ruto
- Amisi explained why Kenyans should be very concerned with removing the Kenya Kwanza Alliance from power
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Amos Khaemba, a journalist at TUKO.co.ke, brings over four years of experience covering politics and current affairs in Kenya.
Nairobi – Saboti Member of Parliament Caleb Amisi has strongly defended former prime minister Raila Odinga after recent criticism.
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The ODM leader has been under scrutiny over his association with President William Ruto's Kenya Kwanza administration.
How can Ruto be removed from office?
Amisi said Kenyans unhappy with Raila should channel their frustrations to Ruto and lawmakers supporting the Kenya Kwanza administration.
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"The energy you are using to abuse Raila, you should use it to abuse Kasongo and all those MPs from your own region who support the Kasongo regime," Amisi said.
The outspoken lawmaker said Raila owes nobody anything, arguing that most privileges that Kenyans are enjoying today are a result of Raila's sacrifices.
Amisi claimed the former prime minister has been hinting to Kenyans about removing Ruto from office, but his critics are not reading the signal because of their emotional hatred.
"Raila is giving you a signal, but your emotions are too hot to read his body language. In any case, he has been in trenches fighting for what you enjoy today, even before your parents were born. Stop careless emotions. Mzee owes nobody anything. Whether you agree with him or not. Remember, I also have disagreed with him on the Ruto issue, but I don't abuse him," he stated.
Amisi told Kenyans yearning for change that removing the Kenya Kwanza government from power requires numbers and not abusing each other.
"To change a regime, you need numbers, not emotions; 50%+1. Focus. And nobody cares if you abuse, we are on the same side #RutoMustGo. The goal is good leadership," the Saboti lawmaker said.
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Did Raila benefit from the Gen Z revolution?
In other news, the former prime minister dismissed the assertion that he capitalised on the youths' uprising against the current government.
To pacify the youths who had risen against his administration, President William Ruto fired his entire Cabinet in July 2024.
The head of state later employed the approach of a broad-based setting to paint the picture of a united government by appointing key ODM leaders to the Cabinet.
The move attracted criticism, with some Kenyans suggesting Raila had used Gen Zs to get into government.
However, speaking to the assertion, Raila termed it "a useless allegation". According to him, it was not preconceived that his allies would join the government at the height of the protests, adding that the five individuals' entry into the Cabinet was on merit.
The veteran opposition leader said he did not enter into a pact with Ruto to benefit from the sacking of the Cabinet.
Proofreading by Mercy Nyambura, copy editor at TUKO.co.ke.
Source: TUKO.co.ke
