People’s Liberation Party (PLP) leader Martha Karua has revealed that she recently reached out to ODM leader Raila Odinga in a phone call, urging him to rethink his backing of President William Ruto’s administration.
During an morning Interview on NTV’s Fixing the Nation Karua said he called to appeal to Rails’s conscious over his support of President William Ruto’s government.
“After Saba Saba,” she said, referencing the July 7 protests. “Either on the 8th or the 9th, I called him again, this time to ask him a question: as a person who has throughout most of his life fought for Kenyans, how does his conscience sit with the continuous bloodletting by the KK regime?”
Karua said she did not seek a debate with the ODM leader, but instead wanted to appeal to his conscience.
“I told him I didn’t want a discussion; I just wanted to leave it with him. Isn’t it time for him to reconsider his support for the KK regime? Isn’t it time for him to withdraw? And i reminded him( Raila) the regime will crumble.” she stated
Karua said, Odinga responded by saying his call for a ‘conclave’ had been misunderstood. However, she said she refused to engage further on the matter.
“He did suggest that we should have a face-to-face meeting. And I told him I’m off to the U.S. I’m not in favour of a meeting at all over those matters, because William Ruto will use it as a pacifier; to pacify the people when the people get nothing, to consolidate and hit the people harder,” she said.
“What talk do you entertain with somebody whose boot is on the throat of Kenyans? Said Karua as she continued to rally Raila to withdraw his support from the government. ”All I was appealing to Raila is please, and I’m telling him now through this show, withdraw your support. Stop the bloodletting. Kenyans will sort themselves out.” she said
At the same time Karua has dismissed the possibility of any discussions with President William Ruto’s administration through Raila’s proposed as a ‘national conclave’.
”We cannot have dialogue with the rogue KK regime,” Karua said
