[Raila Odinga in a past event. He has condemned the US for continued silence on police brutality in the country. Photo/Nation]
A defiant opposition leader Raila Odinga has accused the West of continued silence over police brutality in Kenya, adding that NASA will continue pushing reforms despite calls to embrace dialogue.
At Nairobi where he visited victims of police brutality, Odinga lamented the decision of Washington DC to go mum on the current political impasse in the country.
"The so called our friends have gone silent over police killing in the country yet they have audacity to tell us to embrace dialogue," said an agitated Odinga, in reference to US government.
President Donald Trump had dispatched Assistant Deputy Secretary in charge of African Affairs, Donald Yamamoto to steer talks between the opposition and President Uhuru Kenyatta.
But with US maintaining calls for dialogue, a visibly agitated Raila slummed the West for continued silence adding that Kenyans will chat their way forward.
"He can lecture us in private but not coming to public telling us to respect the constitution. Which constitution is he talking about? My foot," he said.
According to him, over 215 people have lost their lives out of police brutality with Odinga maintaining that no single envoy has condemned the incidents.