Raila said his move was tactical and aimed at fixing problems that refused to go away through the ballot.
“Elections come and go. We have had elections yet things are not working. Kenyans are divided. Kenyans are killing each other. We have to look back to find out where the rain began to beat us,” he was quoted by the standard Kenya.
“What is on the lips of most people is the handshake. Some are saying Raila has come to divide Jubilee; Raila has joined Jubilee as a partner. It is natural for people to have their own opinion and they are entitled to it,” he said at a church in Rongai yesterday.
He defended his meeting with jubilee with the following message to his fellow NASA principals.
“US President Donald Trump is also planning to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un. Why should it be a crime for Raila to have talks with Uhuru for the sake of Kenya?” he said.
“We want to build a new Kenya where ethnicity is not a curse. We have a country where when you go for an interview, you know whether you will have the job or not by saying your name. We have agreed by coming together, we can fix these problems.”
Raila's remarks appeared to target his NASA co-principals, who have declared war against him for " betraying" them.
