Alego Usonga Member of Parliament Samuel Atandi accused deputy president William Ruto and Head of civil service Joseph Kinyua of working behind the scenes to sabotage the unity pact between opposition leader Raila Odinga and President Uhuru Kenyatta.
Speaking in his constituency on Sunday the legislator alleged that there were concerns that since the pact between the president and the ODM leader was signed, things were not moving as fast as they had expected.
The MP stated: "I know some of the Jubilee leaders including Kinyua are not happy with the pact but let them know that the deal is not for the benefit of any tribe but for the unity of the country."
He added: "We want the president to know that one of his lieutenants is playing monkey games in a bid to derail the unity between him and Raila."
[caption caption="Alego Usonga MP Samuel Atandi"]
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Atandi argued that the pact between the President and opposition leader was not for the benefit of the two tribes represented but all Kenyans who want to move forward.
He also accused Interior CS Fred Matiang’i of undermining the Uhuru-Raila unity pact adding that things were not moving as expected after the pact because of those opposed to the deal.
The MP maintained that before Kinyua and Matiang'i are "smoked out", things are not going to move as expected after the handshake.
His sentiments were followed by fears that the famed handshake is in limbo, especially with the delays in the unity programmes the two leaders pledged during the March 9 handshake.
Busia Senator Amos Wako, who is also a close ally of Raila, observed that a month into the pact, neither the national dialogue programme had been rolled out nor launched and the situation had created a vacuum for proponents of the status quo.
[caption caption="Busia Senator Amos Wako with NASA leader Raila Odinga"]
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The former Attorney General expressed fear in a letter addressed to the President and opposition leader noting that key issues raised in the joint statement risked being lost in the 2022 succession dust.
