This archive report was first published on 7 January 2020.
On January 7, 2020, former Subukia parliamentarian Koigi Wamwere called for the retirement of President Uhuru Kenyatta, former Prime Minister Raila Odinga, and Deputy President William Ruto from active politics in 2022.
According to Wamwere, the three leaders have nothing new to offer Kenyans, and their continued presence in power will result in the country following the same path as the Kenyatta, Moi, and Kibaki regimes.
"These people keep on telling us that they will address the issues affecting Kenyans in every election. But they are doing the same things that were done by Mzee Jomo Kenyatta, continued by Daniel Moi and repeated by Mwai Kibaki. It is the same things that Uhuru is doing and with this pace, Kenya will remain stagnant," said Mr Wamwere.
Wamwere also criticized the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI), describing it as an elaborate ploy by Kenyatta and Odinga to extend their leadership roles.
"That BBI thing does not have a nationalism aspect in it and if you study it clearly, then you get the reality that it is just a creation of two people, each with a hope of extending their leadership in this country. There is nothing new in that document because the challenges Kenyans face have remained the same. Therefore, Kenyans must trade with caution when these leaders claim that the document belongs to Kenyans, it is not," said Mr Wamwere.
