Osotsi accuses President Ruto of scheme to dismantle opposition

Speaking at the Anglican Church of Kenya in Emabungo, Vihiga County, on Sunday, the Linda Mwananchi Movement National Chairman Senator Godfrey Osotsi claimed that three individuals are at the centre of the political woes facing the new political outfit.

"Those people trying to put obstacles on our way have been sponsored by the government, particularly the ruling party UDA. Those people are being sponsored by a senior government official from the Western region, an MP from Rift Valley, a senior UDA official who is a close business associate to President Ruto," Osotsi noted.

He said a prominent political figure from Western Region, a UDA member of Parliament from the Rift Valley, and a close business associate of President Ruto and a member of the ruling UDA affiliates have been behind the Edwin Sifuna team in having a functional political party.

He said two members joined the Linda Mwananchi Movement Party on Friday, through the Office of the Registrar of Political Parties (ORPP) portal on Friday, and on the same day they raised an objection about the National Delegates Convention (NDC). He says these were people who were planted by the state to scuttle the entire process.

In a warning shot to the President and the UDA Party, Osotsi says if those political machinations persists, the Linda Mwananchi Movement Party will not just go to the courts, but will seek political approach to this.

He sounded a warning bell to President Ruto indicating that Sifuna will beat Ruto in the forthcoming polls.