Defense Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale has hit out at veteran politician Raila Odinga for rejecting President William Ruto’s proposal to address his issues.
The Head of State had proposed a pure parliamentary process in the talks with the opposition, a move that Raila has rejected stating that it may not achieve the bi-partisan agreement arrived at by the two parties.
Raila instead suggested the process to be people driven similar to that of 2008 which was spearheaded by Kofi Anan.
“Our suggestion at the national level through a process kin to the 2008 National Accord. We want this process to be akin to the process that Kofi Annan led. We want it to be a people-driven process,” he said.
But in a statement, Duale, a close ally of the First in Command claimed that the opposition leader was desperate for power.
“Raila Odinga is an exposed man desperate for power at whatever cost. How does he equate the current situation to the 2007/08 period and ask for power-sharing under a National Accord arrangement?” Duale wondered.
The former legislator further stated that Raila’s weekly protests aimed at lowering the cost of living had nothing to do with the current economic crisis.
He said Raila’s protests were aimed at coercing the government of the day into a power-sharing deal with the former Prime Minister.
He however said the Azimio la Umoja One Kenya Coalition Party lost the 2022 presidential election and that he will not succeed in getting into power through the backdoor.
“Odinga, you lost the election. Your demos have nothing to do with the cost of living but a means to bulldoze your way to power. Trust me, you will not succeed,” he said.
