{"id":10266,"date":"2023-02-23T06:25:13","date_gmt":"2023-02-23T06:25:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.getufm.co.ke\/?p=10266"},"modified":"2023-02-23T06:30:31","modified_gmt":"2023-02-23T06:30:31","slug":"raila-presents-fresh-demands-to-ruto-reveals-date-for-mass-protest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.getufm.co.ke\/?p=10266","title":{"rendered":"Raila Presents Fresh Demands To Ruto, Reveals Date For Mass Protest"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Azimio la Umoja party leader Raila Odinga on Wednesday, February 22, presented six demands to President William Ruto, failure to which the opposition would lead the country to mass action in 14 days.Speaking during a prayer meeting at Jeevanjee Gardens, Nairobi County, Raila noted that food subsidies must be restored to cushion Kenyans from the high cost of living.He pointed out that taxes subjected to Kenyans must come down within 14 days.The ODM party leader noted that owing to the rising cases of learners dropping out of school, the government ought to subsidize fees to realize a 100 percent transition.Raila detailed that electoral deceit must end. He called for servers to be opened and audited under the auspices of a reputable firm or organization failure to which the opposition would lead the people to restore their authority and voice.He also called for the ongoing process of reconstituting the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) to stop.In its place, Raila advocated for a bipartisan task force to be put in place to oversee the restructuring the electoral body. He claimed that the move would end its monolithic operations.\u201cIf demands are not heeded within 14 days, we shall lead Kenyans to mass action across the country to restore sanity,\u201d Raila statedWhile addressing his supporters, Raila referenced Amos 5:11 and reiterated Prophet Amos\u2019 warning:\u201cYou trample the poor, stealing their grain through taxes and unfair rent. Therefore, though you build beautiful stone houses, you will never live in them. Though you plant lush vineyards, you will never drink wine from them,\u201d Raila quoted the Bible.Raila also alleged a political witch-hunt against politicians allied with former president Uhuru Kenyatta, pointing out former Interior CS Fred Matiang\u2019i and his lawyer, Danstan Omari.\u201cYou see how they keep punishing Uhuru\u2019s former Cabinet. Recently, we saw what happened to Matiang\u2019i. Now they want to inflict harm on Danstan Omari as the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) wrote to him to investigate him. We want to tell them to leave Matiang\u2019i and Omari alone,\u201d he noted.The ODM party leader further lauded comedian Eric Omondi adding that it was his constitutional right to hold peaceful demonstrations.\u201cNow Eric Omondi went to Parliament to defend Kenyans\u2019 rights and have peaceful demonstrations. We want to show Ruto that peaceful demonstration is a right,\u201d Raila warned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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