ODM leader Raila Odinga speaks after chairing the party's Central Committee meeting on July 2, 2024. [Emmanuel Wanson, Standard]Raila Odinga’s Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party has joined calls to have President William Ruto resign over his handling of nationwide protests. In a stinging statement, the opposition party said the president had “blood on his hands” referencing the killings of innocent protesters, saying the protests of June 25 were a vote of no confidence against Ruto. He spoke after a Central Committee meeting convened by ODM leader Raila Odinga, who flanked him during the press briefing. ODM dismissed Ruto’s call for dialogue, arguing the environment he had created through the heightened police suppression of protests contradicted the president’s talks plea.

Source: Daily Nation July 02, 2024 22:29 UTC