Days after some Kenya Kwanza officials called for the arrests of the opposition leader Raila Odinga, the Azimio leader today used a Matatu to the CBD.
“Embracing the convenience and camaraderie of public transport heading to work this morning,” Odinga shared on his social media account Monday.
Odinga was accompanied by former Kakamega governor Wycliffe Oparanya walking through Moi avenue and Kimathi avenue before having breakfast at a restaurant.
Odinga asked Kenyans to come with different strategies such as carpooling and walking to work in protest in a bid to boycott from government’s ‘punitive’ tax measures which saw increased fuel prices.
“Let us deny Ruto the fuel tax by limiting consumption of petrol and diesel. One way to do this is to carpool,” Odinga said on June 27.
“Let us organize ourselves to carry out regular travels in a single vehicle whenever possible, offer each other a ride, cut down on non-essential travel and walk instead of driving whenever possible.” said.
His public appearance is preemptive to calls of his arrest by Kenya Kwanza leaders. Led by UDA secretary general Cleophas Malala, the leaders have also threatened to apprehend the Azimio leader for convening anti government protests, in what they have called a ploy to sabotage the President Ruto administration.
The ruling coalition leaders have also castigated the move by the opposition to collect over 10 million signatures in a bid to unseat President Ruto saying it is futile.
Odinga has also insisted that he will lead another round of protest this coming Wednesday .