Kiyapi lecturers Uhuru, Ruto for snubbing Raila
Former presidential candidate James Ole Kiyiapi has lashed out at President Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy William Ruto for failing to recognize the presence of opposition leader Raila Odinga during the Madaraka Day celebrations on Thursday in Nyeri County.
Kiyiapi took to Twitter to express his disappointment stating that on a national day the two should have recognized the opposition leader.
“President Uhuru Kenyatta or his Deputy should have in spirit of a National Day recognized presence of Opposition Leader Raila Odinga!” Kiyiapi wrote.
A follow up by Nairobi News saw the former presidential candidate further state that Mr Odinga had attended a national event which is open to all Kenyans and deserved a mention in the interest of peace and unity that the President spoke of during the event.
REACTIONS
“The President has in the past recognized the presence of the opposition leader even in funerals and what is more important than a national event where he talked about unity. In the interest of peace and unity and president should have extended an olive branch and recognized his presence since being the opposition leader he represents quite a huge chunk of Kenyans,” Prof Kiyiapi told Nairobi News.
The President and his deputy’s failure to recognize Mr Odinga’s presence during the Madaraka Day celebrations at Nyeri’s Kabiru-ini grounds led to varied reactions online.
Mr Odinga was not allowed a chance to either wave or speak to the crowd at the 54th Madaraka Day celebrations.
Kiyiapi’s tweet further provoked reactions from Kenyans on Twitter.
They like to demonize him as inciter and all. He proved to them the gentleman he really is by attending & keeping calm.
— Lawrence Mwangi (@lawrmwangi) June 1, 2017
I think it was unpredictable he will attend considering for the last three years he has been holding parallel celebrations.
— lee nyoike ngigi (@leenyoikengigi) June 1, 2017
After Raila vilified even the SGR that is supposed to be a Kenyan project? Really?
— Davis (@MuguimiDavis) June 1, 2017
How did he vilify a project that he helped conceive?
— Awili Hilary (@HillaryAwili) June 1, 2017
Rais na naibu wake wamekosa ukomavu wa kisiasa. Sharti wajue sherehe ya kitaifa si mkutano wa Jubilee.
— Mwarabu Mzalendo (@MwarabuMzalendo) June 1, 2017
But prof it is not in their agenda to do so irrespective of claims that kenya ni yetu sisi wote. Preaching this and doing the opposite.
— Cardiff (@CardiffAyombi) June 1, 2017
