Kisii Senator Richard Onyoka now says that President William Ruto and Azimio leader Raila Odinga have a few hours to save the country. Speaking on Tuesday, Onyonka said if Kenya is left to break, rebuilding it will be a very difficult task.Onyonka said he hopes the two leaders will realize that time is running out and do the right thing.
“…We’ve got friends and colleagues who may not necessarily look at this country the way we should actually look at it and I am so worried about this country. It is actually scary because some people don’t seem to see the weightiness and the critical issues which are coming up,” he said.
He added: “Whether from either side or both sides, I think the leadership of a country needs to now begin to look at our lives. We only have one country and it is very easy to break it into pieces, it will be very difficult to put it all back together.”
“My hope is that President Ruto and Raila Odinga will realize that most probably we have about 24 hours and this country will either break or be saved.”
The Senator further noted that he is willing to engage leaders from Kenya Kwanza, whom he says are taking aggressive positions on the current political standoff, which also poses a threat to the nation’s governance.
He said the current state of the country reminds him of the happening of 2007-2008 that led to the post-election violence that saw thousands of Kenyans lose lives, with many others getting displaced.
The legislator was commenting on whether there is a way out of the standoff between the Opposition and the government.
“If you see what is happening right now it reminds me of 2007/08. I am so worried about this country,” he said.
Onyonka said Ruto’s allies have reiterated that they will not engage the Opposition, but that is not how a country is run.
By Hallan Emodia