On August 8, 2022, 14 million Kenyans woke up to elect the head of state and the opposition leader. Of those, 6.9 million said, "we, the people, honouring those who heroically struggled to bring freedom and justice to our land", give ourselves Raila Odinga as our opposition leader.
Similarly, 7.1 said, "exercising our sovereign and inalienable right to determine the form of governance of our country", we give William Ruto the keys to the State House to head the state.
However, the opposition has not cleaned up to gain moral authority to check the incumbent regime. Instead, they are locked in diversions, scapegoating and cover-ups. Four questions need answers from the opposition: Why is it that the opposition party has never expelled a member because of corruption?
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