NASA co-director Musalia Mudavadi admits the opposition is fragile :: Kenya

The head of the Amani National Congress, Musalia Mudavadi, admitted that the opposition had been shaken and weakened by the recent handshake between President Uhuru Kenyatta and Raila Odinga.

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Mudavadi, a former prime minister and a key figure in the National Super Alliance (Nasa) said the opposition was at a crossroads and can only more effectively speaking for Kenyans on serious political and governance issues and policies, including corruption.
"The opposition has been shaken and shaken, it's not as vibrant as it should be, we need strong opposition to Kenyans," Mudavadi told reporters ahead of time. Redeemed Gospel Church in Kisumu Sunday after attending prayers.

He added: "People (in opposition) are now nervous, even those in Parliament and the Senate can not speak loudly because they do not know if they're going to be bored. some people."

Mudavadi spoke after he was asked why they no longer held joint press conferences as an opposition to address issues affecting Kenyans.

Referring to the current debate on corruption and other burning political issues, Mr. Mudavadi said even the most ferocious. the debaters in Parliament took the back seat because they did not know how their comments would be interpreted.

"They do not know how to handle the problems because they are not sure that they are accused of having rocked the boat from the inside, they are just pointing even on very serious issues, "said Mudavadi.

He said that he supported the peace pact between the opposition and the jubilee government, but he insisted that the opposition should never tire of telling the wrong things happening in the country.

"Acknowledging and working with the government on certain issues should not be at the expense of the opposition," said Mudavadi, former vice president and member of parliament for Sabatia under the Kanu regime

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. But he said that all was not lost because the opposition would soon reorganize and do its job as planned by Kenyans.

"We are working on this, I am personally working on it and you will soon see a very aggressive opposition," said Mudavadi.

Without giving further details, Mudavadi said that the opposition was going to recover in the next few days. "We owe strong opposition to the people and we will make sure that happens," he added.
The ANC leader, Kalonzo Musyoka, his counterpart of the Wiper Democratic Movement, and Moses Wetangula, leader of Ford Kenya, were initially opposed to the handshake of Raila-Uhuru Kenyatta, but were held in ignorance.

million. Musyoka even shook hands with President Kenyatta, his deputy William Ruto and Raila to support national reconciliation at the national prayer meeting held in Nairobi last month.

Although MPs allied with Raila have supported his new friendship with President Kenyatta and publicly supported it, some members of a Jubilee faction, ANC, Wiper and Ford Kenya continue to criticize it, stating that it was Raila's plan. for the elections of 2022.

Raila and Kenyatta, for their part, stated that their cooperation, cemented by the handshake of March 29 at the Harambee House gateway, was intended to build bridges between Kenyans and no one else. had nothing to do with the elections of 2022.

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