Orange Democratic Movement(ODM) party leader Raila Odinga on Wednesday May 19, asked the Jubilee party not to take the peaceful co-existence through the 2018 handshake, for granted.
The ODM leader was expressing his disappointment following the by-elections that took place in Bonchari on Tuesday, May 18.
In a statement, he said fears that some members of the Jubilee party were using the handshake as an excuse to erode hard-earned liberties.
“What we have witnessed in the by-elections in Bonchari and Juja is an abuse of police powers and an arrogant display of impunity by a few overzealous and bellicose government functionaries,” read part of the statement.
He also reminded other parties that an election process was an opportunity for voters to express their will at the ballot and not an avenue to pursue imaginary and short-legged political interests.
“Security forces exist to serve the people and not the interests of those out to conduct political experiments,” he stated.
ODM secretary Edwin Sifuna on Tuesday stated that it was time to relook into their relationship with Jubilee to establish whether it is genuine or not.
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