Mathare lawmaker Anthony Oluoch has faulted Kenyans and politicians who have been questioning Raila Odinga's silence on keeping the government in check.
Speaking on Wednesday at Radio Jambo, the lawmaker said that Raila is within his rights to go silent, especially after being rejected by the very same Kenyans who are now complaining.
He blamed Kenyans for rejecting Raila when he sought to lead the nation to prosperity in 2017, ignoring all the sacrifices he had made for them before the polls.
"For five years, Raila addressed the issues being highlighted by Kenyans now, he held weekly press conferences, but they remained quiet and voted the way they did (Kwa miaka tano Raila alizungumzia mambo haya ambayo wakenya wanalilia sasa. Ilikua press conference kila wiki lakini wakenya walinyamaza wakapiga kura vile walipiga)," he said.
He added that they should not complain after reelecting the same person Raila cautioned them against.
Oluoch noted that Kenyans elected Uhuru whose eadership Raila kept questioning, and are now suffering from the very same challenges he highlighted before 2017.
"These people want Raila to speak yet it's about the very same issues he kept adressing, but they still re-elected Jubilee. Now they are shocked that the man who has been making noise is silent (Hawa wanasema eti Raila aongee na ni yaleyale mambo amekuwa akisema, lakini bado wakapigia Jubilee. Sasa wamegutuka eti aliyekuwa akipiga kelele amenyamaza)," he added.
Though his allies have said that they will not hesitate to criticise the government when it goes wrong, Raila and team have been seen backing almost all government policies lately.