A day after former Prime Minister and opposition leader Raila Odinga received backlash from Gen Zs after agreeing to dialogue with President William Ruto, Senator Edwin Sifuna has come out to defend his party leader.
According to Sifuna, not everyone is leaderless and Raila has people he is leading, who he will be representing at the dialogue talks with President Ruto.
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Sifuna told off a section of Gen Zs who condemned the former Prime Minister for agreeing to dialogue with Ruto to end protests that have been experienced across the country against the government.
“Baba (Raila Odinga) did not say he was going to speak on behalf of Gen Z. Gen Z said they are leaderless, and he is not their leader. But Baba has people he is leading, not everyone is leaderless or partyless.”
The Nairobi Senator said that there are things happening in the country that needs a dialogue and everyone including Raila Odinga has to work together to correct the wrongs in the country.
“I have a party and I’m the secretary general and we also have a stake in this country. We cannot just sit and be quiet when things are happening in the country.”
Sifuna insisted that it is the collective efforts of Kenyans that can take the country forward, and that is the reason Raila will participate in the talks.
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“Young people had their X Space with the President, did you see Sifuna or Raila there? Raila is a leader. Not everyone in Kenya is leaderless, some have leaders and the leaders want to dialogue because it is all of us who can build this country.”