Mathira MP Rigathi Gachagua says the people of Mt. Kenya have had a long-standing dislike for the Odinga family and that attempts by President Uhuru Kenyatta to make Raila accepted in the mountain will yield no fruits.
”We have always rejected him. During the days of Kenyatta, we rejected his father (Jaramogi). We have always known he is a problem and we warned the president not to work with him. The president refused to listen. So he allowed him into our house. He has brought us bad omen in government,” the MP said in Karen at a meeting where the DP was meeting a delegation of leaders from Kitui county.
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”He (Uhuru) is trying to bring him (Raila) to Mt Kenya. It is a waste of time.”
MP Gachagua who is currently facing money laundering charges at the EACC also lashed out at President Uhuru Kenyatta for pushing Deputy President William Ruto and his allies to the periphery, saying he has been influenced by Mr. Odinga who wants to be president next year.
The Mathira legislator’s remarks come at time reports indicate President Uhuru Kenyatta could be planning a reshuffle of his Cabinet to have allies of the DP fully out of government.
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This follows a meeting with Orange Democratic Movement [ODM] party leader Raila Odinga, his deputy Wycliffe Oparanya, Wiper’s Kalonzo Musyoka, Musalia Mudavadi of Amani National Congress (ANC), Ford Kenya’s Moses Wetang’ula, and Kanu’s Gideon Moi at State House in Mombasa, to discuss the looming re-appointments.
President Uhuru and Raila Odinga President Kenyatta and Mr. Odinga have been at the coast since last week to discuss a number of issues affecting the nation, as well as 2022 politics. Mr. Odinga on Monday confirmed to the press, that indeed, him and Uhuru having holding talks.
