Raila dismisses private sector alliance, snubs leaders’ summit

Cord leader Raila Odinga over the weekend snubbed a joint leaders summit organised by the Kenya Private Sector Alliance (KEPSA) saying that the opposition was not consulted for the peace strategy meeting.
He said there were no proper arrangements done with the opposition and dismissed the private sector alliance as not having the requisite impartiality to lead a national non-partisan discourse on the topics under discussion.
He further claimed that KEPSA was as an appendage of the Jubilee Administration.
Raila said.
He said that the alliance had never shown interest in Cord’s public engagements, on their programs beyond cosmetic appearance at best and they had not treated the Opposition as a legitimate entity with meaningful contribution to our national development.
 
he said.
that apart from KEPSA snubbing them, the alliance had been available to engage the government on these same issues and to support its programs to the exclusion of the Opposition.
He said that while the Opposition continues to put pressure on the National Government to exhibit the political will to deal with corruption in public offices, KEPSA went into a partnership with the president to divert attention away from the government by blaming members of the public as co- conspirators in the corruption engaged in by public officers.
Raila added.
He blamed the alliance for going “underground” once negotiations for electoral reforms began only to resurface now after new conflicts have emerged concerning the government’s commitment to the implementation of the issues agreed on in the negotiation.