Nyeri leaders slam calls for Ruto, Raila dialogue

 

A section of Nyeri County leaders has condemned religious leaders who have been piling pressure on President William Ruto to give dialogue a chance over the current political stand-off.

Led by County Senator Wahome Wamatinga, the leaders termed the Clerics’ appeal as unwarranted and inconsequential as there currently exists a legitimate government.

Wamatinga noted that the weekly destructive protests are politically instigated by the opposition leaders with the aim to blackmail the government so as to accommodate them in government.

The senator now wants opposition leaders to refrain from inciting their supporters to violence and instead respect the wishes of a majority of Kenyans by giving the government time to discharge its mandate.

He added that any leader inciting Kenyans should be arrested and charged in a court of law.

According to him, the current regime ought to be given sufficient time to fulfil its mandate as it's barely a year old in power.

“There is no any stalemate in the country since there is a legitimate government in place which should be accorded respect and time to serve. Therefore, under no circumstances should there be any form of negotiations because we believe this administration is legally in office,” he said.  

Speaking on Saturday in Mathira, the legislator further called out the opposition over what he termed as mocking the Ruto-led administration over its fervency in religious activities adding that the Kenya kwanza leaders are committed and staunch Christians.

Chinga MCA Kiruga Thuku

Mathira MP Eric Wamumbi condemned the weekly protests by Azimio la Umoja saying they are adding no economic benefit to the country.

He said that the country would not peg its economic goals on destructive politics but would do so through development agendas being initiated by the government such as the supply of affordable fertilizers to farmers, provision of water and other essential items key in stabilizing the food prices.

Chinga MCA Kiruga Thuku lauded the government for staying put in giving the opposition a deaf ear despite calls for negotiation.

He said the current regime was legally elected thus accommodating any form of reconciliatory talks would be tantamount to wanton disregard of the law and democratic progression of the country.

Should there be a need for talks, the MCA said that this should strictly be pursued through legally recognized institutions and not through Kangaroo meetings.  

“Raila should accept that he was defeated and there shall be no back door through which he will have access to the current administration. He has had a habit of instigating violence whenever he fails in the polls so as to be accommodated by the government that is legally elected.”

“This habit has to come to an end because it risks setting a very bad precedent where losers fail to concede defeat,” he added.  

Thuku further lauded the government for its effort in securing Kenyans' lives and properties in the wake of the protests.

He defended the police against speech attacks of using excessive force on the demonstrators.

“The police are not attacking Kenyans in their homes, infact they have been protecting their properties from loot by malicious protestors who have been provoking them by hurling stones at them. In return the police have been defending themselves to which they have a right to,” he said.        BY THE STAR