The speaker of the National Assembly, Moses Wetangula, has urged Raila Odinga, leader of the Azimio la Umoja One Kenya Alliance coalition, to end the anti-government protests, accept the result of last year's presidential election, and concentrate on building his legacy.
According to the speaker of the national assembly, by leading the Azimio demonstrations, Raila is allegedly breaking his promise to respect the Supreme Court decision that upheld President William Ruto's election victory in August.
"Relax, my brother; you went to court and the verdict was that you did not win. You said you did not accept the verdict but you would respect it. What you are doing now is the complete opposite of what you promised. You should be now writing the final chapter of your legacy."
He urged Raila to be thoughtful, claiming that the Azimio demonstrations would be futile.
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Wetangula also criticized Raila for accusing foreign missions in Kenya of being partisan in issues of democracy.
The opposition leader said on Friday that while US Ambassador to Kenya Meg Whitman condemned the violence against journalists by police officers during Thursday's demonstrations, she chose to ignore the brutal assault on him and the entire Azimio team.
"Don't make too many enemies at the same time...Ruto, now ambassadors... leave ambassadors alone. They are friends of the country," said Wetangula.
wetangula went on to say that leaders are responsible for keeping the nation peaceful, which is why he spoke out when former President Uhuru Kenyatta's Northlands farm was invaded. He went on to ask former president uhuru kenyatta to halt the protests.
"You are the only retired President who is currently still alive. You should be the number one elder statesman in Kenya who can call the country to order when things are going wrong," said Wetangula. "Why are you maintaining a conspiracy of silence?" he asked.
