Opposition leader Raila Odinga has for the second time made it clear that he does not recognize William Ruto as the First in Command.
In a statement on Tuesday, April 18, the former Prime Minister attributed the sovereignty of Kenya to her citizens as articulated in Article 1 of the Kenyan Constitution.
He categorically stated that the people of Kenyans want their powers back in what is believed that the demonstration will back.
“Mr. Ruto, you may have weakened Parliament, captured state institutions, and co-opted the judiciary to consolidate power. But power ultimately belongs to the power, who are now taking it back and demanding direct accountability from you. That is the position,” Raila said in a Tweet.
According to the Constitution of Kenya 2010, “All sovereign power belongs to the people of Kenya and shall be exercised only in accordance with this Constitution.”
Article 37 states that “Every person has the right, peaceably and unarmed to assemble, to demonstrate, to picket, and to present petitions to public authorities.”
The remarks by Raila come just hours after the Azimio la Umoja One Kenya Coalition leaders turned down a proposal by President William Ruto to address the opposition’s issues through the parliament.
In a statement, the Raila Odinga-led outfit faulted Kenya Kwanza of initiating the motion on bi-partisan talks without involving the opposition insisting that they will only participate in dialogue with Kenya Kwanza Alliance through an extra-parliamentary process.
“Last evening, we learned of a motion drafted by Kenya Kwanza leadership allegedly aimed at setting up a joint selection, the motion is in absolute bad faith because we have insisted on an extra-parliamentary process, we will, therefore not participate in any such parliamentary process,” Kalonzo said on Tuesday, April 18.
