Senior Counsel Ahmednasir Abdullahi has criticized President William Ruto for appointing Uhuru Kenyatta as a regional peace envoy.
Ahmednasir expressed his opinion about the appointment on Sunday, October 9, after the former president skipped Ethiopia’s peace talks in South Africa.
Moreover, during his inauguration on August 30, 2022, President Ruto announced that Uhuru will continue to lead peace initiatives across the region on behalf of Kenya.
“It was a huge mistake for President William Ruto to appoint former President Uhuru Kenyatta as Kenya’s regional peace envoy,” Senior Counsel Ahmednasir tweeted.
In addition, President William Ruto took over power from Uhuru Kenyatta, whom he had served for 10 years as Deputy President.
However, the two leaders fell out a year into their second term when the former head of state shook hands with then Opposition chief Raila Odinga, and declared support for him to take over at the end of his term.
Nonetheless, William Ruto defeated him and won the state house seat.
According to the Senior Counsel, the former head of state has “zero political capital in the region”.
Furthermore, Ahmednasir noted that during his tenure Kenya was a meddler in the internal affairs of others.”
However, Uhuru Kenyatta in his apology for not attending the peace talks said he had prior engagements.
“Regrettably, I wish to notify your good office that I will not be able to attend the AU-Convened Peace Talks scheduled for October 8, 2022, in South Africa owing to conflicts in my schedule,” he added.
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The said peace talks came due to the conflict between the Federal government of Ethiopia and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) who have been fighting for over a year leading to the death of many people.