Raila Odinga, the leader of the Azimio, is relying on his connections with Kipchumba Murkomen, the transport cabinet secretary, to promote the restoration of important Kajiado roads.
Odinga said that he will take advantage of his connections with Murkomen to ensure the restoration of important highways after he lost a case disputing his victory in the 2022 presidential poll.
Odinga had previously taken an antagonistic posture against President William Ruto’s administration.
“Today I came and met poor roads. I drove through very bad roads looking like that going to God. You know in the Bible, bad roads lead to God and good one’s head to the Devil,” he told a congregation in Kajiado.
“I remember when I was Roads Minister, Saitoti asked me to build your roads and I did it. Now the person who is in that office, is my student in politics, I am going to Nairobi to ask Murkomen to build these roads.”
Odinga’s comments, which are considered as an implicit endorsement of Ruto’s administration, come just as Azimio has agreed to hold negotiations with the government side in order to satisfy its demands.
After agreeing to take part in a Joint Bipartisan Dialogue Committee established to mediate the political crisis between the opposition and the government, Azimio halted anti-government demonstrations that resulted in violent riots in several areas of Nairobi.
The committee has petitioned the Houses of Parliament to be officially constituted, and its co-chairs are former vice president Kalonzo Musyoka (Azimio) and the majority leader of the National Assembly, Kimani Ichung’wah.