Machakos Governor Dr. Alfred Mutua has told his Coalition leader Former Prime Minister Raila Odinga’s to hang up his boots and leave the arena for younger blood.
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| Governor Mutua and President Uhuru Kenyatta at a past public funtion in Machakos |
This is after he told Raila Odinga point blank to retire and go back to Bondo because the stakes in Kenyan politics today are too high for people of his age.
Addressing delegates at the Fourth Annual International Research Conference at Kabarak University, Mutua told Raila Odinga that his time was up and that he should pass on the leadership baton to
The CORD rebel Governor humiliated and embarrassed the former PM even
further after he defended President Uhuru Kenyatta and his Deputy,
William Ruto, saying they were the kind of youthful leaders that Kenya
needs and that there is no going back to old folks.
“Raila Odinga and other elderly politicians should not expect to replace youthful leadership now in power. The current leadership was handed over by Mwai Kibaki and cannot go back to that old generation,” said Mutua.
“The race is away from elderly politicians and is with the youthful generation. There is no reverse on this. Those reasoning otherwise have no option and they should accept and move on,” he added.
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| CORD Leader Raila Odinga with Co-Principals Wetangula and Kalonzo Musyoka |
“Raila Odinga and other elderly politicians should not expect to replace youthful leadership now in power. The current leadership was handed over by Mwai Kibaki and cannot go back to that old generation,” said Mutua.
“The race is away from elderly politicians and is with the youthful generation. There is no reverse on this. Those reasoning otherwise have no option and they should accept and move on,” he added.