President William Ruto has justified his choice to reconcile with former political adversary and leader of Azimio la Umoja, Raila Odinga. Ruto, who has now included members of Raila\u2019s ODM party in his Cabinet, believes that collaborating with the former Prime Minister\u2019s party will enable him to fulfill his commitments to the Kenyan people.<\/p>\n
\u201cHii serikali nimeunda, Baba (Raila Odinga) amenisaidia, akasema Waheshimiwa John Mbadi, Opiyo Wandayi, Hassan Joho na Wycliffe Oparanya waje wanisaidie kuskuma kazi,\u201d he said<\/p>\n
Having previously worked with Raila in ODM, including campaigning for his Presidential bid in 2007, Ruto, who is currently on a tour of the Nyanza region, insists that his decision to work with Raila Odinga is justified for the betterment of the country.<\/p>\n
\u201cMimi wakati mmoja nilimsaidia baba (Raila Odinga). Yeye akija kunisaidia kwani kuna makosa?,\u201d he said<\/p>\n
He said he remains open to working with all leaders in order to take Kenya forward.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am asking you to join me in uniting Kenya because what unites us is greater than what divides us. I want to ask you with humility that we unite as one people in one nation with a common destiny so that we can take Kenya to the next level,\u201d he said<\/p>\n
The head of state promised the people of Nyanza, a region that has strongly supported Odinga, that he would devote his best efforts to ensure that the former Prime Minister secures the African Union Commission chairmanship.<\/p>\n
Ruto has already rallied the East Africa Community in support of Odinga\u2019s bid. The regional heads of state were in Nairobi on Monday for a vibrant ceremony to officially launch Odinga\u2019s campaign for the AUC post.<\/p>\n
\u201cSisi kama Wakenya tumeungana na watu wa Jumuiya ya Afrika Mashariki, Kutoka Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, DRC, Somalia mpaka South Sudan. Sisi wote tumekubaliana ya kwamba baba (Raila Odinga) awe mwenyekiti na kiongozi wa bara la Afrika,\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cSisi Wakenya wote, serikali ya Kenya nzima na wananchi ya Jumuiya ya Afrika Mashariki, tumeamua mheshimiwa Raila Odinga atakuwa koingozi wetu bara la Afrika. Mtuombee ili baba awe Chairman African Union Commission,\u201d he said in Kisumu<\/p>\n
Besides his past friendship with Raila, Ruto believes that the Former PM is the ideal candidate for the AUC post due to his experience and political ideologies.<\/p>\n
\u201cMimi na baba (Raila Odinga) tumetoka mbali. Nimeamua kwamba nitamsaidia baba awe kiongozi wetu wa bara la Afrika kwa sababu yeye ni mzee wetu. Tunamheshimu, kwa sababu amechangia demokrasia ya Kenya na ni kiongozi ambaye anajulikana na ana heshima,\u201d he said<\/p>\n
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