{"id":21612,"date":"2021-01-28T20:41:19","date_gmt":"2021-01-28T20:41:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/?p=21612"},"modified":"2021-01-28T20:41:19","modified_gmt":"2021-01-28T20:41:19","slug":"raila-asks-uhuru-to-reshuffle-cabinet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/policy\/raila-asks-uhuru-to-reshuffle-cabinet","title":{"rendered":"Raila Asks Uhuru to Reshuffle Cabinet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>AfricaPress-Kenya:<\/strong> In an interview with Meru vernacular radio <em>Thiiri FM<\/em>, Odinga said that Jubilee Party members were disobeying and disrespecting the head of state.<\/p>\n<p>The African Union representative further lamented that some of the politicians were also fighting the government efforts to curb corruption. Kenyatta, in an interview with a local Gikuyu vernacular radio stations, disclosed that the\u00a0government lost Ksh 2 billion daily\u00a0to corrupt proceedings.<\/p>\n<p>Odinga heaped blame on Deputy President William Ruto, saying that the DP was opposing the President rather than work alongside him.<\/p>\n<article data-align=\"center\">\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kenyans.co.ke\/files\/styles\/article_inner_mobile\/public\/images\/media\/Raila_4.jpg?itok=hHJQGrVV\" alt=\"a\" width=\"470\" height=\"313\" \/><\/div>\n<div>ODM leader Raila Odinga addresses a gathering at Githurai 45 on January 27, 2021<\/div>\n<div>TWITTER<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p>&#8220;Corruption is a problem familiar in Jubilee Party. The government is also divided and some members rant when investigating agencies arrest corruption suspects.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We (ODM) are doing our part as the opposition as we keep Jubilee in check. I also advise Uhuru on matters I consider pertinent,&#8221; Odinga said.<\/p>\n<p>He added that he was out to\u00a0promote the Building Bridges Initiative\u00a0(BBI) to bring change in the country and not use it to ascend into the presidency in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Ruto, on Sunday, January 24, criticised Odinga and asked him to face Kenyatta and raise his grievances rather than attack Jubilee in rallies.<\/p>\n<p>The DP told Odinga to desist from discussing Jubilee issues in public as he was humiliating the President.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou are saying Uhuru is your brother, why are you embarrassing him in public saying the government has not done this or that?\u201d Ruto wondered.<\/p>\n<p>Kenyatta hinted at instigating another purge as his critics were overstepping and getting on his nerves. While speaking at the commissioning of the police academy in Ngong, the head of state said that he was a lion capable of roaring.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There are some people who look at me and believe that I am weak. They say that I cannot do anything as I am in my last term. I want to remind them that even though my time is almost up, I still have some days to roar like a lion,&#8221; Kenyatta warned on Tuesday, January 26.<\/p>\n<article data-align=\"center\">\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kenyans.co.ke\/files\/styles\/article_inner_mobile\/public\/images\/media\/ruto%20in%20nyeri.jpg?itok=NkuLxPG4\" alt=\"Deputy President Ruto addressing a crowd in Nyeri County on October 30, 2020.\" width=\"470\" height=\"251\" \/><\/div>\n<div>Deputy President Ruto addressing a crowd in Nyeri County on October 30, 2020.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AfricaPress-Kenya: In an interview with Meru vernacular radio Thiiri FM, Odinga said that Jubilee Party members were disobeying and disrespecting the head of state. The African Union representative further lamented that some of the politicians were also fighting the government efforts to curb corruption. 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