Good morning,
The war of words between the two frontrunners of next year’s presidential elections, Deputy President William Ruto and ODM supremo Raila Odinga, seems to be escalating further even as the political climate in the country gets dire with each passing day.
Saturday’s remarks by Raila likening Ruto to a ‘fisi’ revived the debate on the source of DP’s wealth as the former PM warned he would jail all corrupt leaders if elected president in 2022.
The ODM chief asked Kenyans to interrogate the source of “free” funds being donated by political leaders while claiming that they have been stealing from public coffers and giving the money as the supposed donations during empowerment forums.
However, in a quick rejoinder, Dr. Ruto argued that Raila’s statements were hypocritical, insisting that Odinga and other leaders in opposition were agents of corruption themselves.
While referring to the 2007 General Election where he campaigned for Raila when he ran for the presidency against President Mwai Kibaki, DP told the former PM to stop being jealous when he gives donations to churches and ordinary Kenyans yet he was a beneficiary of his generosity.
Do you think Raila’s remarks are warranted or is he being hypocritical? Is Ruto right in saying Raila was an agent of corruption himself?
Meanwhile, here are the stories making headlines on Opera News today:
ODM Responds to Raila’s Alleged Plan to Endorse Matiang’i
Numerous political polls and predictions have named Deputy President William Ruto as the candidate to beat in the upcoming 2022 presidential Elections.
Even Kitui governor Charity Ngilu has recently been urging Raila Odinga to unite with NASA coalition leaders and other politicians and work together or risk losing the presidency to Ruto come 2022.
With that being said, new details have emerged about Raila Odinga’s plan to endorse Matiang’i for presidency come 2022.
Murathe Reveals Secret Plan to Destroy Ruto After Ejecting Him From Jubilee
It is crystal clear that the last 3 three years have turned out to be a bumpy political ride for Deputy President William Ruto.
Since the 2018 handshake truce between President Uhuru Kenyatta and the ODM party supremo Raila Odinga, the second in command has been reduced to an outsider in his own government who now appears to have assumed the role of the de facto opposition leader.
All Eyes On Autopsy Report Of Bigamous DCI Boss Ann Waiganjo
All eyes will be on Kenyatta University morgue today as pathologists carry out an autopsy to determine what caused the death of the late Ann Wanjiru Waiganjo.
Waiganjo collapsed and died on Saturday evening at Baita Restaurant in Upper Hill while attending a farewell party in honor of outgoing Makadara DCI boss Henry Kiambati.