Big NO to secession- Reuben Kigame
The Party leader Jenga Mkenya Movement Reuben Kigame has warned the opposition leader Raila Odinga against advocating for secession.
Speaking to the press in Eldoret Kigame said the move is uncalled for and ill intended.
This comes after the opposition leader Raila Odinga threatened to write to the United Nation to separate from Ruto-led State over exclusion and biased government appointments.
Odinga noted that if the correction of the imbalance in appointment in all public positions will not be done they will begin the self-determination process.
“We urge Retired Prime Minister Hon. Raila Amolo Odinga and his Azimio team to completely desist from dangerous pronouncements such as the recent secession insinuations because such idea scan land Kenya into chaos and collapse, and it is not worth it,” said the Party leader Jenga Mkenya Movement.
He called on Kenyans to do everything in their power to stay united as citizens and avoid anything that would divide them as a people or destroy the gains we have made this far.
“We call upon His Excellency William Ruto and his government to unite all Kenyans regardless of ethnicity, economic status, gender, religion or disability. His government needs to allow the opposition to play its part, and his deputy needs to apologize to Kenyans for declaring the government a club or company of shareholders,” he said.
He noted that freedom fighters and great statesmen and women dreamed of a nation that would be home to every Kenyan.
“I instead, 60 years after independence, Kenyans have no food to eat, and many, especially in the arid and semi-arid areas, have died from starvation and lost livestock or sold them cheaply at throw-away prices. Sixty years later, we are still fighting cattle rustling,” he said.
“Sixty years later, we do not have enough medical services, and good medical care is a preserve of a few with money. Sixty years after independence, we are still trying to break from Western education, and we are not even sure which education system is best for our children. Sixty years after independence, our college students cannot pay fees, cannot access HELB, and many are starving in their rooms without food,” he said.
He noted that Sixty years after independence the Country has added the enemy of corruption, including government-budgeted graft, on top of poverty, ignorance and disease. Sixty years after independence, we cannot get selfless servant leaders who put citizens first, protect fundamental human rights, promote values or make devolution work.
“ Sixty years after independence, our government cannot identify the correct priorities for the people of Kenya, so they insist houses are more important than food, lowering taxes and energy costs. Sixty years after independence, we are not committed to fighting and slaying the dragon of corruption and cartels. Sixty years after independence, we still allow politicians to lie to and take advantage of us as citizens,” he added.
He noted that the government must know that Kenyans have lost trust in our institutions, including the so-called independent ones.
“We don’t trust the executive’s state capture of every institution, including parliament and the judiciary. Our parliamentarians have become traitors to the people, passing questionable bills and pretending they do not know anything about them. Our judiciary cannot be trusted to deliver justice quickly to the people of Kenya, and many citizens are still waiting for justice for years. Yours truly was taken to the Court of Appeal to prevent him from vying for office in the last election, and my case has never been heard or determined nearly one year later,” he said.
“It is time to do things differently and find answers to our perennial problems as a country. To move forward, we must address the debt crisis. We must stop ethnic appointments. We must stop all unnecessary foreign trips. We must ask Kenyans who have money stashed in offshore accounts to bring it back so that we do not have to increase taxes to fund recurrent expenditures or pay our debts. We must stop “Mega Projects” and concentrate on those that make life livable for citizens and encourage local investment. We must deal with cartels and stop misusing the Church for political expediency,” he noted.
He noted that Kenyans must stay vigilant and understand their rights as citizens, including the right to recall members of parliament that do not perform and even know what it would take to impeach the president if he does not serve the people of Kenya
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