Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has now told spiritual leaders to call and pray for Opposition leader Raila Odinga.
Speaking in Muranga County on Thursday, March 23, during the burial of Mama Diana Wanjiku Njuya, the mother of Maragua Constituency MP Mary wa Maua, Gachagua dismissed calls for dialogue and handshake with Odinga.
"To the church, on dialogue, you are telling us to meet Raila instead of praying for him so that he stops the destruction of property. Odinga is blackmailing us into talks, but we cannot fall into that trap. Tell Mr Odinga to stop the destruction of property and looting of goods and destroying the economy," Gachagua stated.
The Deputy President asked those calling for dialogue to prevail upon the Azimio leader to call off the planned bi-weekly demonstrations that have so far resulted in the loss of lives and destruction of property.
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The Deputy President said Odinga's call for protests is based on dishonesty and that it is a scheme by the 2022 presidential loser to destroy businesses in Nairobi and cajole President Ruto into sharing Government with him and the opposition.
Gachagua also called on retired President Uhuru Kenyatta, who is the chairman of Mr Odinga's Azimio One Kenya Coalition, to advise the ODM leader to stop disrupting the socio-economic activities in the country.
"We will not be blackmailed or intimidated. He is used to blackmails but this time no discussion. If it happens it will be on the amount of money they looted and shipped to Cayman Islands and the Sh26 billion stolen in 26 minutes at the end of the term (Mr Kenyatta’s term). Sharing of government positions will not happen and if refusing blackmailing is being a hardliner, let it be," stated Mr Gachagua.
He insisted that dialogue to share government positions with the opposition will be unconstitutional since Mr Odinga lost the election fairly at the ballot.
