Thursday, 13 October 2016

Ann Waiguru Tells Raila Odinga To Leave President Uhuru Kenyatta Alone

Former Devolution Cabinet Secretary Anne Waiguru on Wednesday came out to strongly defend President Uhuru Kenyatta over allegations of engaging in a secret water project in Murang’a.

Speaking in her Gichugu backyard, Waiguru also hit out at ODM leader Raila Odinga, accusing the former premier of playing politics with serious development matters. The former CS refuted Odinga’s comments that the Northern Collector Tunnel Project would have negative effects on the environment. Waiguru told Kirinyaga residents that as someone who had worked with international organisations, it was not possible for the World Bank to fund a secretive project.
 According to Waiguru, the ODM leader’s accusations regarding the water project were aimed at giving Odinga political mileage in the President’s stronghold of Central Kenya. The former CS further warned Odinga not to waste time attacking President Kenyatta's development projects as they were for the benefit of Kenyans. The Opposition leader and Ms Waiguru have had a rocky relationship with Odinga being one of the first opponents of the NYS projects which the former CS spearheaded while serving at the Devolution Ministry. In 2015, Odinga came out claiming that the NYS had lost millions of public money as a result of corruption in Waiguru’s docket. The claim was initially rejected by Waiguru who insisted that no money had been lost. Weeks later, the Department of Criminal Investigations (DCI) confirmed that Sh791 Million had been lost at NYS. After months of political pressure, Waiguru resigned from the government on what she termed ‘health grounds’. She is currently campaigning for the Kirinyaga gubernatorial seat and is seeking a Jubilee ticket.

credit:kenyans.co.ke

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