{"id":14062,"date":"2020-09-08T19:41:55","date_gmt":"2020-09-08T19:41:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/kenya\/?p=14062"},"modified":"2020-09-08T19:41:55","modified_gmt":"2020-09-08T19:41:55","slug":"assault-on-uhuru-raila-says-kenya-cannot-afford-another-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/policy\/assault-on-uhuru-raila-says-kenya-cannot-afford-another-war","title":{"rendered":"Assault on Uhuru: Raila says Kenya cannot afford another war"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Author:\u00a0Japheth Ogila<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>AfricaPress-Kenya:<\/strong> In the wake of scathing attacks on President Uhuru Kenyatta by Emurua Dikirr MP Johanna Ng\u2019eno and his Kapseret counterpart Oscar Sudi,\u00a0 ODM leader Raila Odinga has condemned leaders using inflammatory remarks saying their utterances could plunge the country into another round of ethnic violence.<\/p>\n<p>Addressing the press at his office at Capital Hills in Nairobi, Mr Odinga said Kenya had been bruised as a result of ethnic animosity and could not risk going down the same path.\u00a0Addressing top politicians from Kajiado County, who assured him that they were firmly supporting President Uhuru Kenyatta\u2019s government, Mr Odinga called for calm and unity in the country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI appeal to these leaders to stand for united Kenya and against those preaching war\u00a0against fellow Kenyans. This country has known bad times before because of politics. We have gone to war in 1992, 1997 and 2007. Nobody should try to take this country to war again because of politics,\u201d Odinga said.<\/p>\n<p>The delegation comprised former Kajiado Governor David Ole Nkedienye, former Nairobi Speaker Alex Ole Magelo, former Kajiado County Senator Peter Ole Mositet and Kajiado East MP Peris Tobiko among others.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Odinga said that the country was gearing towards normalcy and that soon the politics of Building Bridges Initiative would resume.\u00a0He said: \u201cWe are hoping that the [Covid-19]c curve will level that in the not so distant future, we are going to open up the country for wider visits and political consultation.<\/p>\n<p>They agree with me\u2026that when that time comes there is a need to move with speed and conclude the BBI. I assure them that reggae will soon be back with us here. Nobody can stop reggae\u201d\u00a0During the press briefing, Suna East MP Junet Mohamed accused the\u00a0Deputy President William Ruto\u00a0of letting his allies loose on the president and cabinet secretaries.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"list-group readmore my-3\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\"><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Junet claimed the DP was not sincere when told off his allies -Johana Ng\u2019eno and Sudi for attacking the president<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to ask the DP to spare this country the politics of war and threats and violence\u2026. You cannot abuse other leaders to gain power including mothers of this country,\u201d he said.\u00a0Junet urged Ruto to resign from the government if he felt that he was being frustrated. He challenged the DP to go it alone in 2022 presidential race if he (DP) felt his clout was enough to clinch the top seat.<\/p>\n<p>He said: \u201cHe has claimed that he is the one who has made Raila Odinga be the prime minister and Uhuru Kenyatta to be president. We are waiting for him to make himself president come 2022.\u201d\u00a0Tobiko took on Sudi and\u00a0Ng\u2019eno\u00a0saying that the two leaders should respect Kenyan mothers.\u00a0\u201cI want to tell Sudi and Ng\u2019eno that if they want a battle then they can face women in politics like me. They should leave our mothers alone,\u201d she remarked.<\/p>\n<p>Their reactions come in the wake of the arrest of\u00a0Emurua Dikirr legislator\u00a0who has been arraigned in a Nakuru court after he was arrested on Monday over hate speech and incitement.\u00a0The MP spent his night at Nakuru Central Police Station. Ng\u2019eno lashed at President Uhuru and talked over the Mau complex issue at a gathering on Saturday for which he was arrested.<\/p>\n<p>In response to his arrest, his Kapseret counterpart Sudi hit back at the president using very strong language.\u00a0Sudi\u2019s utterances prompted DP Ruto to, on Monday evening, call for restraint and civility when criticising the president.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLeaders should exercise restraint and avoid insults and bad language against other Kenyans,\u201d he said.\u00a0\u201cUnsavoury words against mothers and Head of State is a NO, NO. No amount of anger justifies the use of offensive insulting language. There exist decent ways to communicate however one feels,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Author:\u00a0Japheth Ogila AfricaPress-Kenya: In the wake of scathing attacks on President Uhuru Kenyatta by Emurua Dikirr MP Johanna Ng\u2019eno and his Kapseret counterpart Oscar Sudi,\u00a0 ODM leader Raila Odinga has condemned leaders using inflammatory remarks saying their utterances could plunge the country into another round of ethnic violence. 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