Friday, November 25, 2022 –President William Ruto and Orange Democratic Party Leader Raila Odinga have openly differed over the removal of the four IEBC commissioners.
The duo, on Friday November 25, engaged in an ugly online brawl that was triggered by a plot to see off the IEBC splinter group which is led by Vice Chairman Juliana Cherera.
“The lords of impunity, who destroyed oversight institutions using the Handshake fraud, should allow Parliament to hold rogue officials who put the nation in danger by subverting the democratic will of the people to be held to account. New order is RULE of LAW not wishes of big men,” Ruto fired.
He, therefore, asked Odinga and his charges to give space to the Justice and Legal Affairs Committee JLAC to discharge its mandate.
On his part, the Azimio la Umoja leader responded back saying law is paramount and anything done in the Kangaroo setting will be resisted by an equal force.
He described government’s actions as part of the intimidation efforts against those who supported Azimio’s course.
“There is due process and natural justice, things aren’t just done at the whims of the executive. The rule of law must prevail and not your jungle laws that you want to institute so as to subjugate Kenyans to a conveyor belt system of elections come 2027. We shall not relent,” Raila pushed back.
Yesterday Thursday November 24, Raila and his team of Martha Karua, and Kalonzo Musyoka warned that there will be a severe consequence should Ruto’s government not stop grilling Cherera and her four other colleagues.
Odinga in particular, said there will be a massive push back against Ruto.
