‘ODM MPs must not be under obligation to support govt because Ruto supports Baba for AUC Chairperson’ – MP Amisi warns

‘ODM MPs must not be under obligation to support govt because Ruto supports Baba for AUC Chairperson’ – MP Amisi warns

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Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) Members of Parliament (MPs) and members should not be below obligation to help the federal government as a result of President William Ruto helps Raila Odinga for the African Union Commission (AUC) chairmanship, Saboti MP Caleb Amisi has warned.

Taking to his official X account on Saturday, January 11, 2025, Amisi argued that Raila is a deserving Kenyan and a globally recognised pan Africanist.

The lawmaker additional argues that it needs to be a nationwide geopolitical aim to all the time help the nation’s greatest for worldwide contests, and never a conditionality to opposition events.

Amisi on Raila’s AUC candidature

The ODM lawmaker went forward to state that Raila will signify Kenya, and President Ruto being the top of state, ought to all the time act because the nation’s primary diplomat.

“Raila Odinga is a deserving Kenyan and a globally recognised pan Africanist . ODM MPs and members must not be under obligation to support the government because #Ruto supports Baba for the AUC chairperson. It must be a national geopolitical goal to always support our best for international contests and not a conditionality to opposition parties. Baba will represent Kenya,and Ruto is a president of all Kenyans and country’s no. 1 diplomat,” Amisi acknowledged.

Amisi additional acknowledged that he’ll all the time put the federal government to query each time it goes unsuitable since ODM as an opposition social gathering has beforehand maintained that it’ll carry out its watchdog position regardless of the broad-based authorities association that’s at the moment in place.

He additionally warned that the critics which were calling him and his like-minded leaders names for not supporting the Ruto administration are solely doing a deservice to the way forward for the Orange social gathering.

Plot to destroy ODM

According to Amisi, the critics are destroying a decade-long social justice motion that was constructed by blood and sweat.

“Ministry of Foreign Affairs works for all Kenyans non partisanly. Just like not all sportsmen and girls supported by the federal government to compete worldwide video games votes for the federal government, the bulk are all the time from opposition zones. Odm social gathering is on document that we will perform our opposition roles.

“I shall put the government to question where they go wrong. Those calling us names like moles ,Gachagua people ,wash wash ,drug dealers, and mara sijui rebels for not supporting Ruto are doing a deservice to the future of the party. They are destroying a decades long social justice movement built through blood and sweat,” Amisi mentioned.

The lawmaker additionally warned that President Ruto can be pleased to cope with an ODM that’s deflated and has misplaced floor through the subsequent 2027 common elections, and embrace a brand new outfit.

According to him, President Ruto has orchestrated a plan to utterly destroy the Orange social gathering, by embracing it in his authorities.

“If we are dealing with the Ruto government lets do it through a formal agreement and not from the streets. This is not Uhuru Kenyatta. This is a street smart giant. Ruto will be happy to deal with an ODM that is deflated and has lost ground and embraces a new outfit. Politics is ruthless and merciless . I am on record warning about Uhuru’s fake deep state during the last election, and now let me be on record once more warning on a plan to destroy the ODM party completely,” he argued.

Raila Odinga is a deserving Kenyan and a globally recognised pan africanist . Odm mps and members should not be below obligation to help the federal government as a result of #Ruto helps Baba for the AUC chairperson. It have to be a nationwide geopolitical aim to all the time help our greatest for…

— Hon. Caleb Amisi, MP (@Honcalebamisi) January 11, 2025