Gatundu South Member of Parliament Moses Kuria has written a letter to United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon, outlining how CORD leader Raila Odinga is posing a threat to Regional Peace and Security.
In the detailed missive, the Gatundu South MP requested to meet Ban Ki Moon in New York and discuss with him “pertinent issues touching on electoral reforms in Kenya” that CORD leaders are pushing for through weekly protests.
“The protests are each day turning violent and are slowly dividing Kenyans on tribal and political divide. They are at best threatening the fragile unity that Kenyans enjoy today.
“The purpose of requesting a meeting with you is to help you understand how electoral reforms can be carried out in Kenya through the laid down legislative mechanisms as provided for by the Kenyan constitution,” Kuria’s letter reads in part.
Kuria told the UN Secretary-General that Odinga is not after any electoral reforms as he claims, but is only employing divisive politics with the hope of forcing another grand coalition government.
“His (Raila) intention is to be in government through the backdoor and if we allow this to continue we will be killing our growing democracy. This is a path we went through in 2007/08 and the script is the same,” Kuria states.
Citing past incidents of violence which he linked to Odinga, Kuria stated that he would explain to the UN boss how Raila was setting the stage for “confrontational and divisive politics” with the hope of forcing another grand coalition government where power will be shared.
“The above issues are what forms the basis of our meeting where I will be able to show how Raila uses divisive politics to force himself into ‘shared’ government and why he is willing to use the IEBC as a platform to advocate his political greed. I will also explain how his other mechanisms have failed and or failed to gain traction and why IEBC is his last hope!” the Gatundu South lawmaker expressed.
Meanwhile, Kuria's letter has elicited varied reactions with a section of Kenyans on social media condemning him for faulting Odinga yet he (Kuria) has previously gotten into trouble for making controversial remarks that were a threat to the country's unity.
However, others concurred with Kuria that the Opposition-led protests were souring the political temperatures and could apparently destabilise the country.
Here's Moses Kuria's Letter:
