Prime Minister Raila Odinga has dismissed some of his political opponents as unfit to lead calling them “drunkards, bhang smokers and thieves”.
In an indirect criticism and without mentioning names, Raila said his detractors could not be trusted to run a government. The PM said the individuals love drinking, smoking bhang and stealing. “Some people wake up to look for alcohol while others wake up to smoke bhang as others seek what to steal,” he said. “They are looking for land to steal here and there and they spend all their time in court defending one case after another.”
Raila was addressing hundreds of supporters at the Machakos Country Bus Station in Nairobi where he inspected developments at the park.
“Should people who move from one courtroom to another to defend theft cases be in leadership or in jail?” he asked the crowd which shouted back; “Jail”.
The PM dismissed being or not being circumcised as a yardstick for leadership qualities. “Siri ya tohara aijuaye ni bibi. Mwanaume ana haja gani na chombo cha mwanaume mwenzake, sio yeye ni shoga? (The secret of circumcision only the wife knows. What business does another man have trying to dig up, unless he is gay?)”.
As the PM spoke, his rival Eldoret North MP William Ruto led 10 lawmakers to Northern Kenya where they told Raila to stop insulting MPs allied to his (Ruto’s) defiant faction in the ODM.
Ruto said it’s unfortunate that leaders can resort to insults to undermine others. “It is the responsibility of every leader whether senior or junior to respect others if one expects to get respect in return,” Ruto said.
The MPs from North Eastern Province accused Raila of using government resources in the guise of assessing the drought situation but only campaigning around the country for his political ambitions.
Ruto was accompanied by MPs Mohamud Ali (Moyale), Chachu Ganya (North Horr), Asman Kamama (Baringo East), Jeremiah Kioni (Ndaragwa), Abdul Bahari Ali (Isiolo South) and Joseph Gitari (Kirinyaga Central).
At his rally in Nairobi, Raila dismissed age as a serious criterion in picking leadership. “They yell ‘youth, youth’ as their credentials but they have nothing more to offer. Leadership and wisdom is in the mind and not age,” Raila said.
The PM warned against alliances based on tribal groupings, “especially the so-called KKK alliance”. He said the proponents of such alliances risk isolating the Kikuyu, Kalenjin and Kamba from the rest of Kenya’s 42 tribes. “What happens if three tribes isolate themselves, where do the 39 others go?” he asked.
Raila’s sentiments came just days after Vice President Kalonzo Musyoka had written the National Cohesion and Integration Commission seeking the ban of the use of the words “KKK” and “KKK alliance” as hate speech.
On Tuesday, Kalonzo appealed to the NCIC chair Mzalendo Kibunjia to reign in Raila and stop him from using the “KKK” connotation in his public rallies.
But a defiant Raila yesterday repeated his remarks urging Kenyans to cultivate unity by entering a national alliance as opposed to tribal alliances.
“As ODM we say it is one K for Kenya, first K for Kenya, second K for Kenya and third K for Kenya,” Raila added.
Kalonzo and Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta want shed off the “KKK” tag which was coined in reference to the political alliance between Kalonzo, Uhuru and Ruto who come from the Kamba, Kikuyu and Kalenjin communities.
The PM, who was accompanied by a group of ODM MPs, accused those who opposed the new constitution of putting new hurdles in the implementation of new laws.
Former Makadara MP Reuben Ndolo asked the ODM rebels to quit and seek a fresh mandate from the electorate instead of making endless threats.
Assistant minister in the office of the PM, Alfred Khangati, said those in PNU who boast of netting ODM rebels should not forget that even in PNU there are rebels. “If they have captured Ruto, let them not forget that Martha Karua left them long ago, so we still have the balance,” Khangati said.
The PM toured the area to listen to small-scale traders and matatu operators. He seized the opportunity to campaign for ODM’s Ibrahim ‘Johnny’ Ahmed who will contest the forthcoming Kamukunji parliamentary by-elections.
After consulting with Nairobi Mayor George Aladwa and Town Clerk Philip Kisia who were present, Raila announced that he had ordered the reduction of daily charges from Sh100 to Sh25 for the stalls users. He ordered police and the City Council askaris to stop harassing the traders in the pretext of arresting matatu touts.
The PM was also accompanied by assistant ministers Margaret Wanjiru and Elizabeth Ongoro and Migori MP John Pesa.
In an indirect criticism and without mentioning names, Raila said his detractors could not be trusted to run a government. The PM said the individuals love drinking, smoking bhang and stealing. “Some people wake up to look for alcohol while others wake up to smoke bhang as others seek what to steal,” he said. “They are looking for land to steal here and there and they spend all their time in court defending one case after another.”
Raila was addressing hundreds of supporters at the Machakos Country Bus Station in Nairobi where he inspected developments at the park.
“Should people who move from one courtroom to another to defend theft cases be in leadership or in jail?” he asked the crowd which shouted back; “Jail”.
The PM dismissed being or not being circumcised as a yardstick for leadership qualities. “Siri ya tohara aijuaye ni bibi. Mwanaume ana haja gani na chombo cha mwanaume mwenzake, sio yeye ni shoga? (The secret of circumcision only the wife knows. What business does another man have trying to dig up, unless he is gay?)”.
As the PM spoke, his rival Eldoret North MP William Ruto led 10 lawmakers to Northern Kenya where they told Raila to stop insulting MPs allied to his (Ruto’s) defiant faction in the ODM.
Ruto said it’s unfortunate that leaders can resort to insults to undermine others. “It is the responsibility of every leader whether senior or junior to respect others if one expects to get respect in return,” Ruto said.
The MPs from North Eastern Province accused Raila of using government resources in the guise of assessing the drought situation but only campaigning around the country for his political ambitions.
Ruto was accompanied by MPs Mohamud Ali (Moyale), Chachu Ganya (North Horr), Asman Kamama (Baringo East), Jeremiah Kioni (Ndaragwa), Abdul Bahari Ali (Isiolo South) and Joseph Gitari (Kirinyaga Central).
At his rally in Nairobi, Raila dismissed age as a serious criterion in picking leadership. “They yell ‘youth, youth’ as their credentials but they have nothing more to offer. Leadership and wisdom is in the mind and not age,” Raila said.
The PM warned against alliances based on tribal groupings, “especially the so-called KKK alliance”. He said the proponents of such alliances risk isolating the Kikuyu, Kalenjin and Kamba from the rest of Kenya’s 42 tribes. “What happens if three tribes isolate themselves, where do the 39 others go?” he asked.
Raila’s sentiments came just days after Vice President Kalonzo Musyoka had written the National Cohesion and Integration Commission seeking the ban of the use of the words “KKK” and “KKK alliance” as hate speech.
On Tuesday, Kalonzo appealed to the NCIC chair Mzalendo Kibunjia to reign in Raila and stop him from using the “KKK” connotation in his public rallies.
But a defiant Raila yesterday repeated his remarks urging Kenyans to cultivate unity by entering a national alliance as opposed to tribal alliances.
“As ODM we say it is one K for Kenya, first K for Kenya, second K for Kenya and third K for Kenya,” Raila added.
Kalonzo and Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta want shed off the “KKK” tag which was coined in reference to the political alliance between Kalonzo, Uhuru and Ruto who come from the Kamba, Kikuyu and Kalenjin communities.
The PM, who was accompanied by a group of ODM MPs, accused those who opposed the new constitution of putting new hurdles in the implementation of new laws.
Former Makadara MP Reuben Ndolo asked the ODM rebels to quit and seek a fresh mandate from the electorate instead of making endless threats.
Assistant minister in the office of the PM, Alfred Khangati, said those in PNU who boast of netting ODM rebels should not forget that even in PNU there are rebels. “If they have captured Ruto, let them not forget that Martha Karua left them long ago, so we still have the balance,” Khangati said.
The PM toured the area to listen to small-scale traders and matatu operators. He seized the opportunity to campaign for ODM’s Ibrahim ‘Johnny’ Ahmed who will contest the forthcoming Kamukunji parliamentary by-elections.
After consulting with Nairobi Mayor George Aladwa and Town Clerk Philip Kisia who were present, Raila announced that he had ordered the reduction of daily charges from Sh100 to Sh25 for the stalls users. He ordered police and the City Council askaris to stop harassing the traders in the pretext of arresting matatu touts.
The PM was also accompanied by assistant ministers Margaret Wanjiru and Elizabeth Ongoro and Migori MP John Pesa.
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