MERU
JUNE 16, 2017
PRESIDENT KENYATTA RESORTING TO SCAREMONGERING:
Hon Raila Odinga is deeply disappointed by President Uhuru’s Kenyatta’s adoption of politics of rumours and scaremongering for survival in the face of stiff challenges arising from the disappointment of the people of Kenya with the Jubilee administration.
In the latest incident, the President has, out of the blues, accused Mr. Odinga of asking communities to return to their ancestral lands. Mr. Odinga has made no such utterances. The diversity of Mr. Odinga’s support base alone militate against him making such utterances. The President’s remarks are therefore far-fetched and smacks of desperation.
Under pressure, President Kenyatta is creating imaginary scenarios and enemies and proceeding to respond to them. Mr. Odinga finds such gasps of outrage rather hollow and unfortunate particularly coming from the President whose office is supposed to embody unity and certainty in the nation.
Consequently, Mr. Odinga is calling on the President to desist from scary-sounding pronouncements and instead be a positive and uplifting force by addressing the issues hurting Kenyans particularly the high cost of living, the raging famine, rising insecurity and the holding of free and fair elections.
DENNIS ONYANGO
JUNE 16, 2017.
