Thirdway Alliance The leader of the Kenya party, Ekuru Aukot, has claimed that the United Democratic Alliance (UDA), the country’s ruling party, has long since “bought” the opposition, making it incapable of carrying out its mandate.
According to Aukot, the opposition has been an integral part of the government and is deceiving Kenyans by attempting to declare openly their opposition to the government while secretly cooperating with it.
He said that the country no longer had an opposition to hold the government accountable due to the purported agreement.
“I don’t think we have opposition, we have a very compromised opposition. These people are in government in fact the so-called Azimio was bought by UDA a long time ago by UDA as early as February last year,” said Aukot while speaking to Citizen TV on Thursday.
The lawyer contended that the contentious National Dialogue Committee (NADCO) report was the outcome of nonpartisan discussions conducted at the Bomas of Kenya.
According to Aukot, the negotiations were merely a ploy to give Kenyans false optimism because they did not address the pressing challenges affecting the country.
MP Titus Lotee of Kacheliba, who switched from opposition to UDA, refuted Auko’s assertions, pointing out that everyone who chose to leave the Azimio la Umoja coalition did so voluntarily.
He claimed that because Azimio had not organized their affairs, they would not be a strong enough force to overthrow the government.
This is happening under the shadow of reported division within the coalition, despite Raila Odinga’s firm declaration that they will continue to fight for Kenya’s sovereignty.
Some coalition leaders, including Eugene Wamalwa of DAP-K and Kalonzo Musyoka of Wiper party, have indicated interest in contesting for the presidency in the general election of 2027.
