Hassan Joho and Oparanya |
When politics was heated, they hit the government hard criticizing and dismissing it as if it was an unwanted evil agent. Beginning Thursday last week, however, all have swallowed back their words and declared their allegiance to the powers that be as they had a glimpse of immediate benefits dancing on the horizon after being nominated Cabinet Secretaries.
That is what the Opposition leaders have treated the country to going silent on their past criticism against President William Ruto’s administration as they all pledged to support him to fulfil its promises to the people.
Yesterday, ODM Deputy Party leaders Wycliffe Oparanya and Hassan Joho said to have already resigned from steering the opposition party appeared before the Moses Wetang’ula-led National Assembly Committee on Appointments and without mincing their words recanted their past stand against the Ruto administration. Joho gladly welcomed the cliché ‘only fools don’t change their words’ which was generously quipped by Wetang’ula – the House speaker.