Former presidential candidate and Thirdway Alliance party leader Ekuru Aukot (C) at a past press conference. [PHOTO/the-star.co.ke]
Former presidential candidate Ekuru Aukot has cautioned President Uhurur Kenyatta against taking measures that will eventually weaken his government.
Speaking through a local daily on Tuesday, the Thirdway Alliance party leader said the president should not go ahead with his intended plans to hold talks with NASA leader Raila Odinga.
According to Aukot, seeking dialogue with Raila at the expense of 'legitimate' opposition leaders like himself will only mark the beginning of trouble in the Jubilee government that has managed to get calm in the country after the hotly contested 2017 elections.
"Why should Uhuru dialogue with NASA leader Raila Odinga and not Ekuru Aukot or Abduba Dida or Prof Michael Wainaina? What is so special with Raila that Uhuru must dialogue with him?" he asked.
"If Uhuru wants dialogue that can redefine Kenya's political state, let him call on all his worthy competitors, inviting them to discuss how to make Kenya better. Engaging in dialogue that isolates, fixed on an individual who thinks he is important, will weaken the Jubilee government," he said.
He took a hot at Raila, saying he had abandoned the course after denouncing his candidature for president in the repeat elections.
"The guy abandoned the presidential rerun. We need to remove some people's nonsense of entitlement. I expect Uhuru’s administration to fix Kenyans' problems to isolate these self-appointed people who feel they are entitled," he added.