Former Prime Minister and opposition leader Raila Odinga has finally narrated his decision to meet President William Ruto at KICC for the signing of the IEBC bill.
Speaking during a burial in Kakamega, Raila Odinga blamed Kalonzo Musyoka for his meet up with President William Ruto in what he termed as a wrong move politically.
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According to Raila, he initially turned down President Ruto’s invite to State House to witness the signing of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) Bill.
However, after meeting his fellow Azimio Leaders, the former Prime Minister agreed to meet President Ruto at a neutral venue and therefore, itbwas decided that the bill will be signed at KICC.
Raila said that upon the agreement of KICC venue, he ordered Wiper party leader Kalonzo Musyoka and Ugunja lawmaker Opiyo Wandayi to attend the meeting on his behalf.
However, Kalonzo Musyoka declined to attend the meeting on his behalf and this forced Raila Odinga to attend the meeting in person, a move that has since received backlash from a section of Gen Zs.
Kalonzo on his part claimed that Raila Odinga must attend the meeting in person since he was the coalition leader, forcing the Azimio chief to concede to the demand and meet Ruto.
“I called Kalonzo on the phone and directed him and Wandayi to go represent me but Kalonzo told me that I must come with him. So I met Kalonzo and the other leaders before we went to the KICC.”
Raila dismissed allegations of a ‘handshake’ with President Ruto, stating the call for a dialogue was not for his benefit but rather for the benefit of the people of Kenya.
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“We did not go there to have a dialogue with Ruto and the UDA party leadership. Even Ruto himself declined a dialogue. So all these things were put out of context.”