Gatundu South MP Moses Kuria has defended opposition leader Raila Odinga from criticism that he has betrayed NASA following his March 9 handshake with President Uhuru Kenyatta.
Raila has been on the receiving end from his NASA co-principals Moses Wetang'ula and Musalia Mudavadi who have repeatedly accused him of weakening the opposition by embracing Uhuru's government.
"After the handshake, our brother (Raila) is not talking about electoral justice. Our General has jumped the wall. He was not felled but he dropped his gun but we are soldiers and we will fight on," Wetang'ula said.
He spoke on Sunday at Athi River African Inland Church where he was accompanied by Mudavadi and Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka.
However, speaking elsewhere on the same day, Kuria asked Wetang'ula and Mudavadi, who have been planning to merge their Ford-Kenya and ANC parties, to stop complaining about Raila everytime and join the government in efforts to unite Kenyans.
"I'm asking Wetang'ula and Mudavadi to stop crying and making noise about political betrayal and Luhya unity. Let them join Raila and Kalonzo in supporting President Uhuru to deliver the much-needed services to Kenyans," he said.
Speaking in Kwanza in Trans Nzoia county, Kuria supported Raila's recent remarks against forging for Luhya unity on tribal lines, saying the plot would backfire as the Western Kenya region will be isolated by the rest of the country.
"Don't isolate the Luhya community from the government of the day. Working with the government and other communities is a sure route to achieve the community's presidential quest and this is workable," the MP noted.