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Thursday, July 27, 2023 – Senator Edwin Sifuna has faulted the current government for using most of its time on revenging against opposition politicians.
Speaking today Thursday July 27 on Citizen Tv Days Break show hosted by Trevor Ombinja, Sifuna cautioned Interior Cabinet Secretary Prof Kithure Kindiki, Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua and President William Ruto to trade cautiously because the same things they are doing today will be done to them after power.
“Ruto, Gachagua and Kindiki better pray they remain in power forever because they will reap what they sow; what goes around comes around. It’s very clear that the main agenda of this government is revenge.
“I am not a prophet but a few years from now, we will have a headline on newspapers about Ruto addressing press at night outside mother’s home because police have raided her residence,” he predicted adding that what goes around must always comes around.
He went on to urge leaders in this country to adhere to what the law says so that a new dawn of leadership can be witnessed.
The Nairobi lawmaker added that the ongoing vicious circle of revenge against each other will set a bad precedence in this country.
“It has come a time when politicians run for office to win so that to visit revenge on those they think are not good for them,” he stated.
Sifuna challenged the William Ruto-led administration to even stop listening to Raila if that is what they want and, instead, listen to the people.
“If you hate Raila, you don’t have to talk to him. No. The problem with this government is that it’s not listening to everyone.
“Repeal the Finance Act because that is what people are saying. Just listen to the people. Remove your police from protests,” Sifuna further said on the show.
Senator Boni Khalwale used the opportunity to ask the Azimio la Umoja boss Raila Odinga to quit politics or drop hardliners so that mediation progress can be realized.
“If the great leader of the opposition Winston Churchill stepped down, so should Raila Odinga; he is not omnipotent.
“I appeal to Raila Odinga to drop hardliners on the issue of dialogue and return to bipartisan talks,” Khalwale asked.
But immediately, Sifuna hit back saying bipartisan talks will never pick up again because it was a complete waste of time and public resources.
He even offered to cede his position for Embakasi East Member of Parliament Babu Owino should the talks happen to resume.
Also present on the show was expert Franklin Mukwanja who thought that the elites have captured this nation to a level that peace, or the lack of it, is determined by how their interests are settled.