The Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party responded to comments from South Africa's Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) party leader Julius Malema urging its leader Raila Odinga to stop disrupting the Kenyan Government.
In a statement signed by ODM Secretary General Edwin Sifuna, the party claimed that Kenya was not a democratic nation but under a dictatorship.
Sifuna argued that Malema was blinded by propaganda from the Kenya Kwanza regime and could not see the high taxes, the rising cost of living, and the government's refusal to listen to its people.
"It is clear that comrade Malema, watching Kenya from a distance, is not familiar with the delicate sociopolitical fault lines in our nation and makes the faulty assumption that his approach in fighting injustices in South Africa can be replicated here," read part of the statement.
The senator, therefore, invited Malema to visit Nairobi and take him on a personal tour of the country. Sifuna argued that only then will Malema understand that the opposition fights for the same things he does in South Africa.
"I have no doubt that if Malema was Kenyan, his red army would have joined us in their numbers on the streets, similar to what they recently did in South Africa," Sifuna added.
Additionally, the Secretary-General added that Kenya looked up to South Africa for its strong party foundations, people-driven constitutional framework, and structures.
The Nairobi senator lauded South Africa where the ruling party recalls presidents and ends their terms when they no longer represented the aspirations of the citizens.
He complained that Kenya was governed by an oppressive winner-take-all presidential system adding that the country has been led by collaborators and former home guards, thieves, and liars who steal elections at will.
Furthermore, Sifuna argued that neocolonialism and the new apartheid era were crippling African nations.
"Today, neocolonialism perpetuated by dictators, who were never in the liberation struggle, is ravaging Africa. It behooves modern-day liberation forces to speak with one voice against new apartheid and colonialism practiced by our own black rulers," Sifuna added.
Malema had called upon opposition leader Raila Odinga to pave the way for the government to finish its term and fulfill its promises to Kenyans.
"Do not disrupt Kenya, we need peace in Kenya. President William Ruto was democratically elected in Kenya. I will not allow you to use the people of Kenya to destabilise the peace of Kenya," he stated.
