Former Prime Minister Raila Odinga has never expressed intentions of leading the country post 2022, President Uhuru Kenyatta has revealed.
In recent weeks, Mr Odinga has been subjected to vicious attacks by a section of DP William Ruto's supporters, who accuse him of using handshake with the president to cause havoc within the ruling party.
Speaking at the inaugural infrastructural development programme for Africa in Nairobi on Wednesday, Uhuru insisted that his cooperation with Raila aims at improving the livelihoods of Kenyans.
"He has never told me he wants to be president in 2022; I have not told him I want to be president in 2022. We have just been talking about the issues that affect our people. When it comes to infrastructure, what do we need to do? We discuss and we support each other and agree," Uhuru said.
"When it comes to health, this is what we need to do. What is this issue of digitising our records and what is it about. We sit, we discuss, we agree. He also gives me ideas that enhance something and make it even better. Now what's wrong with that?"
The President rebuked Jubilee leaders dragging Mr Odinga into 'their internal wrangles', insisting that he's not ready to handle politics at the moment. He said his focus is to deliver on the people of Kenya as part of his legacy.
More often than not, Deputy President William Ruto has been accusing Odinga of dismantling Jubilee, a claim that the ODM leader has often dismissed as idle talk meant to neutralise the fight against corruption.
In his speech, Odinga said there is need to create a 'land bridge' by extending the Lappset project to Bangui in Central Africa Republic and Douala in Cameroon as part of improving infrastructure.