Siaya Senator James Orengo. [Photo/citizentv.co.ke]
Renowned lawyer and Siaya Senator, James Orengo, has been out of the public limelight for some days, a rather out of character development for the outspoken politician.Speaking Monday Night to a renowned journalist, Senator Orengo sensationally revealed that in the course of the grand coalition government, he received instructions from President Uhuru Kenyatta.According to Orengo, the then KANU leader Uhuru Kenyatta was concerned that President Mwai Kibaki was hellbent on killing KANU by planning to dish out cabinet positions to the party's members.''President Uhuru has been there before. Can I tell you that President Uhuru instructed me and speaker Justin Muturi knows this? When Kibaki appointed ministers from KANU at that time and he was so offended that that process was being used to kill KANU as a party and it was not addressing issues of democracy,''Senator Orengo said.Orengo's words come as the clock ticks furiously towards January 30, the date set aside for Raila Odinga's swearing-in.
The lawyer denied claims being bandied about that there were disagreements within the coalition, saying that the differences were strong but cordial.