Raila Odinga Roars Back, Lights Up Mukuru With Scathing Attack On Ruto: "Zakayo Hajui Njia"

• Raila Odinga criticised President William Ruto's leadership during an event to donate foodstuff to flood victims in Embakasi South
• Raila accused Ruto of failing to steer the country in the right direction and questioned if anything tangible had been achieved since opposition protests were called off
• The ODM leader emphasised that Ruto's government had failed and wouldn't achieve anything even if they were elected for another term
• He highlighted corruption as a major issue within Ruto's government, alleging that corrupt individuals were appointed to key positions

Didacus Malowa, a journalist at TUKO.co.ke, brings over three years of experience covering politics and current affairs in Kenya.

Nairobi - Azimio La Umoja One Kenya Coalition Party leader Raila Odinga has criticised President William Ruto's running of the country.

During an event to donate food items to flood victims in Embakasi South on Friday, May 3, Raila stated that Ruto had failed to steer the country on the right path.

The ODM leader recounted claims by the government that Azimio was hindering development projects in the country.

He questioned if anything tangible had been done in the country since the opposition coalition party called off street protests.

"Now, when they were spreading rumours everywhere that Azimio wants to destroy the economy, and that's why it held them hostage, and they can't run things. We said, "Okay, let's stand aside and watch." Now, it's been a year since then, has the situation improved? Has anything changed? Haven't they failed? They failed, and even if they stay for ten years, they'll fail. Zakayo doesn't know the way," Raila stated.

What is wrong with Ruto's government?

The ODM leader further observed that the issue with Ruto's government was that it was full of corrupt individuals.

Raila accused Ruto of appointing corrupt lieutenants, pointing out the fertiliser scandal as a case for reference.

"All those in his camp, those he chose, are all thieves. Their job is theft. Everywhere they open their operations, it's theft. Just the other day, they said they were bringing fertiliser; they came to sell rocks to the people, claiming it was fertiliser," Raila added.

Raila slams govt for disregarding weatherman's flood warnings

On Tuesday, April 30, the opposition leader slammed the government for failing to listen to the weatherman after warnings of heavy rains.

Raila said the country's flooding has exposed its lack of preparedness for the adverse effects of the climate change crisis.

He called on the government to learn from its mistakes, including the lack of planning and poor infrastructure that the current flood situation has exposed.

Proofreading by Nyambura Guthua, journalist and copy editor at TUKO.co.ke