Reforms crusaders are worried that with Raila’s top vocal lieutenants taking positions in Kenya Kwanza government, Ruto has effectively decimated the opposition. Suba Churchill, executive director of the Kenya National Civil Society Centre, said the civil society has lost an ally – a strong opposition. It destroys accountability,” he said, even as it remains unclear the kind of deal the President and the opposition struck. Key ODM figures such as Siaya Governor James Orengo and Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna denied a deal between Raila’s ODM and Kenya Kwanza. By closing ranks with United Democratic Alliance, it is viewed that President Ruto will have more votes in Parliament.
