Gatundu South Member of Parliament Moses Kuria now wants opposition leader Raila Odinga to prove his sincerity with regards to his union with President Uhuru Kenyatta.
The duo pledged to work together after their March 9, 2018 handshake, a truce that has led to a close working relationship that has been marred with suspicion and controversies.
Kuria on Friday questioned Raila's sincerity about the union, saying that the opposition chief is showing signs of harbouring some political secrets and not being real.
He wondered why the former prime minister is yet to publicly rebuke his ally and Siaya Senator James Orengo who recently linked the handshake to the 2022 presidential elections.
The lawmaker said that as far as such remarks and many others are not addressed, then it will be very hard to trust Raila and believe that he is not out to cause harm to the Jubilee Party.
“Raila has people like Orengo who have been saying the handshake is about 2022. Has Raila come out to publicly rebuke him? In Embakasi South they told us that Irshard Sumra was a handshake candidate. These talks are creating suspicion,” said Kuria, as quoted by the Standard.
Orengo also made similar controversial remarks in late March when he led members of Raila's Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) in campaigning for Chris Karan prior to the Ugenya by-elections.
He claimed that the handshake would also be important in the ouster of Deputy President Willaim Ruto through an impeachment motion.
Despite claims that Raila recently rebuked him behind closed doors for popularising the DP, it is yet to be done in the full glare of the public.