In Kenya’s Politics, a showdown is looming between the Jubilee coalition and the opposition after an MP allied to Jubilee issued an ultimatum to the Coalition for Reforms and Democracy leader Raila Odinga to substantiate on recent remarks where he warned President Uhuru Kenyatta of a ‘storm’ if he ignores talks with the opposition.
Thika MP Alice Ng’ang’a has now given the former Prime Minister seven days to tell the nation of what he meant by a ‘political storm’ saying that was tantamount to issuing threats and incitement which she said the government will not take lying down.
Ng’a ng’a said the Jubilee lawmakers will not sit and watch as the opposition go around the country peddling lies and making remarks that border on incitement and malice.
While speaking in Eastleigh on Thursday, Raila cautioned Uhuru of a ‘political storm’ should the Jubilee government continue to maintain a hardline stance against the national dialogue his team is seeking.
“I urge Mr. Raila Odinga to tell the country what he knows and what they are planning to do if the dialogue they are seeking for doesn’t happen. If the opposition has an issue that they want to dialogue on let them use the constitutionally enabled structures,” the MP said.
The lawmaker who spoke in Thika during the disbursement of bursaries to more than 1200 college and university students urged the opposition to stop using their public rallies to make alarming statements that may incite the youth.
“The opposition should know the country is no longer in campaigns since the elections are over. Let them give the government a chance to deliver on its manifesto.
They should wait for 2017 when another chance will be provided to the Kenyan people to make a choice,” said Ng’ang’a who is against the talks. Ng’ang’a alleged the aim of the opposition is to make the country ungovernable with a view of making it hard for the government to deliver on its promises.
She instead told the opposition to be in the forefront in offering solutions to myriad of challenges facing the country instead of always being critical of the government without putting any solutions on the table.
“They just want to create un-condusive environment for the governing of the country in order to discredit the government before the people that it has failed.
The people of Kenya should say no to their mission,” she said. She said the Jubilee coalition also has followers who they can call to the streets but said that is not the way to go as responsible leaders.
The law maker urged President Uhuru Kenyatta and the Inspector General of Police not to allow any more rallies by the opposition claiming their mission is just to incite the people with the aim of creating a revolution similar to the Arab spring.
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