Tuesday
December 25, 2018-In unlikely turn of events, Bungoma Senator,
Moses Wetangula, has dropped his hard-line stance against referendum which is
being spearheaded by Opposition Leader, Raila Odinga.
Speaking from his home yesterday, Wetangula said that the
looming referendum is necessary and is actually on its way to be addressed soon.
looming referendum is necessary and is actually on its way to be addressed soon.
He hit out at Deputy President William Ruto, who seems to
have taken the front line in fighting the push for the referendum,
saying he is the enemy of Kenya.
have taken the front line in fighting the push for the referendum,
saying he is the enemy of Kenya.
According to the Ford Kenya party leader, the changes
seeking to among others expand the executive to accommodate more leaders are
inevitable and unstoppable.
seeking to among others expand the executive to accommodate more leaders are
inevitable and unstoppable.
“Those people who are crying foul about having the office
of a Prime Minister, or a Deputy Prime Minister are people who are just
whistling in the dark.”
of a Prime Minister, or a Deputy Prime Minister are people who are just
whistling in the dark.”
“This
is inevitable, it is coming and it will happen,” Wetangula stated.
Wetangula
also backed the Parliamentary governance system to eliminate the current
restrictive system which has been blamed for excluding election losers.
“This country must go back to a Parliamentary
system or a mixed system where we do not have this ‘winner takes it all’
restrictive structure that has nearly torn our country apart,” he added.
system or a mixed system where we do not have this ‘winner takes it all’
restrictive structure that has nearly torn our country apart,” he added.
The
Kenyan DAILY POST
