The United Democratic Alliance (UDA) party has rubbished new demands issued by Azimio leader Raila Odinga about the proposed bipartisan talks called by President William Ruto.
UDA is now accusing Odinga of an attempt to frustrate proposed dialogue with the Kenya Kwanza administration.
UDA Secretary General Cleophas Malala said Raila’s new demands had confirmed their fears that recent the recent demonstrations pushing for electoral and economic reforms were not genuine “but a blatant thirst and hunger for power through the back door”.
“In making these unreasonable demands, Raila Odinga has demonstrated his intention to hold the Bipartisan Parliamentary Process as suggested by The President at ransom,” Malala said.
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Malala warned Raila that he should not “mistake President Ruto’s olive branch in this holy month as a sign of cowardice”.
“We call upon Hon. Raila Odinga to recognize that there is a legitimate government in Kenya delivering the promises made to the electorate and implementing its pre-election agenda,” Malala stated.
“Formation of anybody, not legally recognized by the constitution or statute law amounts to living in utopia and broad daylight hallucination,” he added.
Raila had earlier faulted Ruto for ignoring some of Azimio’s demands in his statement when he proposed the formation of a bipartisan parliamentary committee to look into the opposition’s concerns on the reconstitution of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC).
Raila reiterated Azimio’s calls for an audit of the IEBC servers to establish who won the last presidential election, which he claims he won.
