Fireworks: Raila, Ruto Engage in a Nasty Clash Over the ‘Cherera 4’

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Friday, November 25, 2022 –President William Ruto and Orange Democratic Party Leader Raila Odinga heavily clashed on planned removal of the four IEBC commissioners through petitions filed in the National Assembly.

The two, on Friday November 25, engaged in an ugly online spat that was triggered by a plot to see off the IEBC splinter group which is led by Vice Chairman Juliana Cherera.

Reacting to yesterday’s opposition on the ongoing grilling of the four embattled commissioners, President William Ruto today answered back at Odinga describing him as a man keen on using unorthodox ways to interfere with the rule of law the same way he rocked the Jubilee boat using the Handshake.

Ruto also reminded Odinga of their efforts with Uhuru to manipulate the law through the Building Bridges Initiative BBI; an effort that ended in futility.

“The lords of impunity, who destroyed oversight institutions using the Handshake fraud, should allow Parliament to hold rogue officials who put the nation in danger by subverting the democratic will of the people to be held to account. New order is RULE of LAW not wishes of big men,” Ruto fired.

He, therefore, asked Odinga and his charges to give space to the Justice and Legal Affairs Committee JLAC to discharge its mandate in the Assembly and if it finds the ‘Cherera four’ culpable then it should recommend their removal.

On his part, the Azimio la Umoja leader responded back saying law is paramount and anything done in the Kangaroo setting will be resisted by an equal force.

He described government’s actions as part of the intimidation efforts against those who supported Azimio course.

“There is due process and natural justice, things aren’t just done at the whims of the executive. The rule of law must prevail and not your jungle laws that you want to institute so as to subjugate Kenyans to a conveyor belt system of elections come 2027. We shall not relent,” Raila pushed back.

Yesterday Thursday November 24, Raila and his team of Martha Karua, and Kalonzo Musyoka warned that there will be a severe consequence should Ruto’s government not stop grilling Cherera and her four other colleagues.

Odinga in particular, said there will be a massive push back against Ruto and those who think like him, by the people of Kenya.