{"id":77955,"date":"2024-08-13T19:08:21","date_gmt":"2024-08-13T19:08:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/index.php\/2024\/08\/13\/raila-i-reached-out-to-ruto-on-genz-protests\/"},"modified":"2024-08-13T19:08:21","modified_gmt":"2024-08-13T19:08:21","slug":"raila-i-reached-out-to-ruto-on-genz-protests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/raila-i-reached-out-to-ruto-on-genz-protests\/","title":{"rendered":"Raila: I reached out to Ruto on GenZ protests"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Azimio leader Raila Odinga has opened up on the recent demonstrations that were planned by Kenyan youth (GenZ) that led to the formation of the now broad-based Government.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Odinga, during a burial service in Elgeyo Marakwet County said that a call from former President Uhuru Kenyatta led him to reach out to the Head of State to quell the protests.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen the country was in turmoil, former President Kenyatta asked me to reach out to President Ruto about the concerns of Gen Z and Kenyans in general,\u201d Raila said.<\/p>\n

Odinga, who formally submitted his bid for the position of African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson, noted that Uhuru\u2019s call placed him in a position to call for dialogue with President Ruto.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile I am running for the AUC chairperson\u2019s position, my priority remains stabilizing my home country for future generations,\u201d he further said.<\/p>\n

While reflecting on the recent GenZ protests over 2024\/25 Finance Bill, governance and the country\u2019s cost of living that led the President to dissolve his Cabinet, the ODM leader said that he told the President that a majority of Kenyans were unhappy by members of his administration.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou know I don\u2019t hide my words. I say direct. It\u2019s only the media that are reporting my association is about a handshake. Kenyans are unhappy by the people you have appointed to serve them,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Both President Ruto and Raila have distanced themselves from sentiments of a handshake government, reports widely spread on the media, according to them.<\/p>\n

Speaking in Kisii County, the Head of State said that the ruling Kenya Kwanza Alliance and the Orange Democratic Movement had not entered into a coalition agreement but have agreed to unite the country and serve Kenyans.<\/p>\n

The President said the two political formations have agreed to join forces to help confront the challenges facing Kenyans.<\/p>\n

He said the arrangement is not guided by selfish, personal or political party interests but by the well-being of the people of Kenya.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere comes a time when the most important thing is not what benefits leaders or political parties, but what benefits the people,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Azimio leader Raila Odinga has opened up on the recent demonstrations that were planned by Kenyan youth (GenZ) that led to the formation of the now broad-based Government. Odinga, during a burial service in Elgeyo Marakwet County said that a call from former President Uhuru Kenyatta led him to reach out to the Head of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-77955","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","entry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77955","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=77955"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77955\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=77955"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=77955"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=77955"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}