Barely a day after President William Ruto named only eleven Cabinet Nominees for consideration by the National Assembly, reports have emerged on how Raila’s U-Turn led to only half of the cabinet being named.
According to sources privy to the matter, Raila’s U-Turn led to President William Ruto only naming his side of the cabinet nominees leaving out the Azimio’s selection of Cabinet Nominees.
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Reports indicate that Raila had agreed with President Ruto to include his people in the cabinet but developed cold feet in the last minute and called President Ruto to allow him more time for consultation.
Sources reveal that a former political big wig is said to have met with Raila on Thursday night and dissuaded him from joining President Ruto, saying that the move will show him on a bad light.
This came after Raila’s ODM party disagreed with other Azimio parties over the division of the seven slots offered by President Ruto, with ODM demanding four and leaving only three to the rest.
However, moments before the announcement by President Ruto, Wiper Leader Kalonzo Musyoka distanced himself and his party from the nominees with Jubilee Secretary General Jeremiah Kioni also rejecting the offers.
At this point, it still remains unclear whether Former Prime Minister will go ahead with the initial plan of joining government or he will follow the advise of rejecting the offers and stand with the people.
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Some leaders have however warned Odinga that he risks ruining his legacy as a pro-people leader by accepting to join “a sinking” government if he goes ahead to accept the invitation by Ruto.