Homa Bay Town Member of Parliament Peter Kaluma on Sunday, August 20 urged Azimio la Umoja leader Raila Odinga to call for protests against US Ambassador to Kenya Meg Whitman.
This is after the opposition leader accused the US Ambassador of meddling in Kenya’s internal affairs.
“Gachagua Must respect Chiefs! Baba should call Maandamano against US Ambassador to Kenya Meg Whitman,” Kaluma tweeted.
Raila on Thursday called Whitman a "rogue ambassador" and threatened to recall her back to Washington DC if she will not desist from "interfering" with Kenyans' issues.
"I want to tell the rogue ambassador Kenya is not the United States or a colony of the United States. Keep your mouth shut while here otherwise we will call for your recall back to your country,” the opposition chief stated.
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Raila’s remarks did not sit well with President William Ruto who came out to defend the US envoy.
The Head of State while speaking on Friday, wondered who between the opposition and the US government is more roque.
“Between the people who are orchestrating the destruction of property and sabotaging our economy and those who are working with us to create investment opportunities and investment capital for the people of Kenya who is more rogue? I think it is for the people of Kenya to judge,” Ruto stated.
Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua while weighing in on the matter told the former Prime Minister that he lacks the authority to even have his local assistant chief transferred.
“You cannot speak in a public forum and say that you have the capacity to recall an ambassador from the United States accredited to this country by the American government. It is simply being mischievous. As a private citizen, how do you recall an ambassador? You cannot even transfer an assistant chief in your local sub-location,” Gachagua said.
