Raila tells President Ruto to stop forcing Gov’t projects on Kenyans

Azimio la Umoja One Kenya coalition party leader Raila Odinga has slammed President William Ruto for allegedly using State resources to push his affordable housing project through.

Speaking in Mombasa on Saturday when he led an Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party recruitment drive in the region, Mr. Odinga noted that President Ruto's actions undermine the spirit of the Constitution.

"Wewe unatoka kama serikali na kifua unasema mpende msipende...wakati wa mpende msipende ilikwenda...hiyo tulitoa," he said.

Mr. Odinga further asserted that the opposition is not opposed to the plan, however stating that the government is yet to come clear on how the project will be implemented, who is to benefit and how.

The opposition chief subsequently urged President Ruto to initiate dialogue to resolve the stalemate.

"Affordable housing inatakikana lakini mpaka ifanywe na mpango watu waelewane hii mpango itafanywa namna gani, tutaanza wapi, tutamalizia wapi, nani atatoa pesa, nani atafaidika na pesa itatoka wapi," he said.

Mr. Odinga, who concluded his week-long tour of the Coast region on Saturday, additionally condemned the Changamwe demolitions that have left tens of families in the cold.

"Huwezi kubomoa manyumba ya watu bila kuwaonyesha wataenda wapi...kuna wazee, wamama wakongwe, watoto wachanga...hii ni unyama mtupu, tunalaani vikali," said the ODM boss.

In Bungoma DAP-K party leader Eugene Wamalwa asked President Ruto to refund all the money collected by the government under the housing levy a day after the court suspended its implementation.

"Ile pesa ulichukuwa kinyume na sheria tunataka hizo pesa zirudishiwe Wakenya mara moja," said Wamalwa.