Raila Odinga’s daughter, Winnie Odinga, has slammed Deputy President William Ruto claiming he is behaving like an opposition leader yet he is the second in command.
The Azimio La Umoja presidential candidate’s daughter, was responding to Jubilee Party blogger Pauline Njoroge’s tweet mocking Kenya Kwanza for holding a press conference on Thursday.
In a loosely translated comment, Njoroge said that: “Press conferences have kicked off. My good ODM friends, kindly inform these people (UDA) that they also held many pressers in 2017 (Pressers zimeanza. My good ODM friends, si you tell these people in 2017 you also did many pressers).”
Winnie replied to the Facebook post by Pauline, stating from her experience that constant pressers and complaints lead to being in the opposition side of government.
“From experience, when you start holding regular pressers, just know you are in the opposition. (From my experience, ukianza mapressers, ujue tu uko opposition).” Winnie stated.
The recent sentiments by Winnie comes at a time when the Kenya Kwanza presidential hopeful has staged constant pressers complaining about the government and raising concerns over the Jubilee Administration involvement in the upcoming polls.
In a press briefing on Thursday at his official Karen residence DP Ruto asked his boss President Uhuru Kenyatta and other state agencies to address the issue of circulation of hate leaflets which are reportedly used to threaten residents in the Rift Valley region.
Ruto claimed that he was privy to information that leaflets were distributed to communities this week, warning them of possible chaos in the August polls.
According to the Kenya Kwanza flag-bearer, the leaflets are aimed to cause panic among communities and bar them from turning up to vote.
“Sometime this week leaflets were distributed warning communities the same old stuff that has taken Kenya through a lot of pain,” said Ruto.
Ruto called on President Kenyatta and other security bodies to address the matter with urgency and bring the perpetrators to book, as it threatens the nation’s peace.
Several groups including the Kikuyu Council of Elders have come out to castigate the press conference by Ruto.
The council says that Ruto’s presser was tantamount to inciting communities living in Rift Valley, urging him to preach peace instead in the region.