Raila says Ruto policies are similar to his own, asks Kenyans to support gov’t

In the face of spirited opposition for the broad-based government, Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party chief Raila Odinga has come to the defence of the President William Ruto administration, terming it a partnership to save Kenyans from pre-independence problems.

Addressing residents of Homa Bay town on Friday, Odinga heaped praise on the government, which he said is now serving what he had hoped for when he took a stab at the presidency in 2022.

“Haya yote tulikuwa nayo kwa mpango yetu ya Azimio na sasa si mnaona watu wa Kenya Kwanza wameiga mfano yetu na hii ni kitu mzuri nataka hawa wananchi wetu waunge hawa mkono,” he said.

President Ruto, on his part, noted: “Mimi na Baba tumekubaliana kuunganisha taifa la Kenya, hakuna jamii itabaki nyuma, hakuna sehemu ya Kenya itabaki nyuma…tutahakikisha wale watu wa hasira na kisirani hawatapta nafasi ili Kenya iweze kuenda mbele.”

Leaders allied to the government also joined the bandwagon, saying ODM zones that were ostracised in previous governments have been getting a taste of the national cake of late.

Mining and Blue Economy Cabinet Secretary Ali Hassan Joho: ”Sisi ndio experts tulitoka ODM…Rais Ruto ni founder member wa ODM…sasa tumekutana kati kati. si ni reunion? Na vile (Governor) Gladys Wanga amesema, hapa kazi bila break.”

President Ruto also promised to resolve the insecurity in Lake Victoria that has seen Kenyan fishermen harassed by foreign authorities due to a long-standing boundary dispute in the lake.

“I sent Joho to engage his colleagues in Uganda and Tanzania there is currently a conversation ongoing so that we can have a uniform license for all our fishermen to avoid this country arresting the other country to avoid what is going on at the moment,”

Other projects that were launched include an ultra-modern fish market in Homa Bay Town, the Homa Bay pier, as well as the Homa Bay affordable housing project.