Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has sensationally claimed that Azimio la Umoja – One Kenya coalition leader Raila Odinga made key demands to stop protests before agreeing to the ongoing bi-partisan talks.
“Nothing will come out of those talks. It is a waste of time. I’m telling you as deputy president of the Republic of Kenya,” said Gachagua.
According to Gachagua, Raila demanded that as a condition of re-entering the talks, he should be awarded three ambassadorial positions and a handshake.
Gachagua says all the demands were however declined and that he was only offered a send-off package on condition he retires from politics.
“Sasa Kalonzo, kiongozi wa heshima, mtu amesoma, mtu wa sheria, amepewa agenda kwenda kuzungumza mambo ya kuzunguka round. Raila hakuna kitu anatafuta, alitaka tumpatie serikali nusu mkate tukasema hakuna. Alitaka ati handshake tukamwambia hakuna. Akasema ambassador tatu tukamwambia hakuna. Tukasema ukitaka pesa kidogo ya kukula we can discuss, ukienda nyumbani. Aende akiendanga.”
According to Gachagua, Raila made the demands while sidelining his Azimio coalition co-principal Kalonzo Musyoka just as he did during former President Uhuru Kenyatta’s era.
“Ile mazungumzo Kalonzo ametumwa, ni mambo tu ya kuzungusha wakenya. There is nothing. Na ndio maana umeona sisi tumetuma Kimani Ichung’wa, Cheruiyot, Mbarire…. Mimi na Rais tuko kazini. Mazungumzo ikiendelea kesho tutakua Nakuru, kesho kutwa tutakua Baringo, siku ya Saturday tutakua Busia mambo ya maendeleo,” the DP said.
“These talks being led by Kalonzo, there is nothing to wait from there. 2018 Raila aliendea handshake na Uhuru, hakuambia Kalonzo…hakuenda nayeye. Akaenda akatengeneza deal yake na Uhuru wakamalizana. Projects zote alitoa kwa Uhuru akapeleka kwao. Kuna project alileta huku? Lakini nyinyi ata baada ya kufanyia nyinyi hivo, mkamtafuta mkaanguka nayeye.
“Now ametafuta Rais juzi, hakukuja na Kalonzo. Hakuna mambo ya Kalonzo aliongea. Aliongea mambo yake, ya mtoto wake na bibi yake na watu yao. Sasa hii mazungumzo ametuma Kalonzo… pale kwa agenda hakuna mambo ya maji ya ukambani, mbolea, ama bara bara. Kwa hiyo mazungumzo, nini iko hapo ya wakamba?” Gachagua said.
