Kakamega County Governor Hon. Fernandes Barasa accompanied by Senator Bonny Khalwale and Malava Member of Parliament Hon Malulu Injendi, paid a courtesy visit to President William Ruto and Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua at State House.ย
Governor Barasa revealed Rutoโs plans to visit Kakamega County this week.
Last week Thursdayย COTU SG Francis Atwoli also l paid a courtesy visit to President William Ruto at State House Nairobi in company of Speaker Moses Wetangula, Hon. Musalia Mudavadi,Senator Khalwale,and Former CS Rashid Echesa.
This comes few weeks after issuing contradicting statements against his political friend Raila Odinga.
The meeting with Ruto, likely has something to do with the Bungoma Senatorial by election where Ford-K and UDA have fielded candidates.
Change of tune?
Central Organization of Trade Unions (COTU) Secretary General Francis Atwoli is slowly shifting from his script to supporting President William Rutoโs government or so it seems.
This has lent the trade union boss to real criticism and is currently on the receiving end of a now awkward Twitter moment after he disagreed with Azimio la Umoja One Kenya coalition leader Raila Odinga about Ruto being a potential dictator.
Atwoli while speaking on Saturday, November 26 was not cautious while opposing Raila Odinga saying Kenya is far from being an authoritarian regime.
โWe are not a dictatorial state, we are nothing near there yet,โ Atwoli disagreed with Raila.
He said the Head of State is nurturing free speech in the country and that to him is a healthy democracy.
โThose who are saying Ruto is a dictator are leaders at political space, let them talk because that is what they fought for,โ he opined.
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