Cracks in G7 over plot to stop Raila
By NATION CORRESPONDENTS
Posted Sunday, June 3 2012 at 21:11
Posted Sunday, June 3 2012 at 21:11
A major crack appears imminent in the G7 Alliance after a key member, Justice Minister Eugene Wamalwa, announced that he is ready to break ranks with his colleagues.
He said if their sole aim is to block Prime Minister Raila Odinga from becoming the president then will not be part of the alliance.
Mr Wamalwa also rejected proposals for the formation of a G8 Alliance that ropes in Deputy Prime Minister Musalia Mudavadi.
Ruto, Mudavadi talks
Recently, Eldoret North MP William Ruto and Musalia Mudavadi met 40 MPs in a meeting where they hatched a plot to block nominees allied to the PM from a regional assembly.
The incident saw former Nyakach MP Peter Odoyo and former deputy speaker Samuel Arap Ngeny blocked from the East Africa Legislative Assembly.
Speaking at his former school, Gendia High, in Homabay, Mr Wamalwa said he is “saddened” to hear from G7 colleagues that they want to form a G8 Alliance with the sole aim of stopping Mr Odinga.
“As a member of the G7 Alliance, at no point does our aspirations include blocking individuals. We want to fight poverty and inequality in Kenya,” Mr Wamalwa said.
He said that Kenya has suffered immensely because of bad politics and that he is not ready to be part of politics of exclusion and isolation.
“I cannot allow myself to be part of an alliance where the sole aim is to demonise an individual or community,” said Mr Wamalwa.
The Saboti MP recalled that such politics led to the isolation of Jaramogi Oginga Odinga, leading to underdevelopment in areas like Nyanza.
He also declared that he will be making a “serious” political statement this month and complained about the poor state of local roads.
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