Opposition chief Raila Odinga has revealed that he and President Uhuru Kenyatta want to change the constitution and realign the governance system in the country.
Raila said that his handshake deal with Uhuru, which has caused political fireworks within Jubilee, is about curing ‘political tension and hatred’ in the country.
“A new Kenya is signalling. You will see things happening. We are only waiting for members of the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) and then President Uhuru Kenyatta and myself will give direction on the impending referendum,” Raila said.
The ODM party leader was speaking in Nyatike on Friday, May 10.
He dismissed claims by his rivals that his truce with Uhuru is a scheme to seek 2022’s endorsement for the country’s top seat.
“We have not yet started discussing 2022. We still want to deal with teething problems such as electoral malpractices, corruption and governance issues before we embark on 2022 ,” he said.
In a thinly veiled attack on Deputy President William Ruto, who has been traversing the country in what has been construed as selling his 2022 bid, Raila said the time for politics is not yet ripe.
“We must look at priorities that would bring Kenyans together. This is because there has been political tension, political hatred, fear and despondency created by negative ethnicity,” he said.