Africa-Press – Kenya. Nominated MP and ODM chairman John Mbadi has said that President William Ruto’s goodies for the Nyanza region will not stop them from playing an opposition role.
According to Mbadi, the President’s visit does not mean they are joining the government.
“In terms of functioning of government and holding it accountable, that will remain. We are in the opposition. We are not joining the government as Azimio and we will play our oversight role,” he said.
“It’s the Constitution that has given us the role of opposition and given Kenya Kwanza the role of running the government. We must respect those provisions of the Constitution and make sure we move together as a country.”
He said being in opposition does not also mean the areas they represent should lose out on development from the national government.
Mbadi said the best thing they can do as Opposition is to oversight Ruto’s government.
The MP said had the head of state not extended a hand of friendship to the region they would have felt excluded.
“It probably would have had adversarial effects,” Mbadi said.
“We would have felt excluded. What we are now waiting for is the action on promises made then we’ll be encouraged that we are not excluded and that there is inclusivity.”
He said that inclusivity is what they have been calling for all along, and it was the reason they even decided to push for the failed Building Bridges Initiative.
Mbadi spoke on Spice FM on Monday, following the two-day visit of Nyanza by President Ruto where he promised the residents goodies.
The MP said that he led elected leaders from Homa Bay county in the meeting with Ruto and they presented a memorandum of their constituents’ needs to the head of state.
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