Former presidential candidate, George Wajackoyah, welcomed the proposal by a section of Members of Parliament to introduce the office of the official leader of the opposition. The Roots Party Leader described the proposal as a “good amendment” and declared his support of the move that would change the structure of Kenya's opposition politics. However, he demanded that the amendment include offices for other leaders in the opposition besides the official opposition leader, including his party, which emerged third in the August General Election. “The intention to have the Office of the Official opposition is a welcome move, but it should be split into two to allow Raila to be the chief Opposition leader while I become another opposition leader,” Wajackoyah stated while speaking to Nation Africa on Thursday, December 9. "The creation of the office of the opposition is a move to tame Raila Odinga.

Source: Daily Nation December 09, 2022 21:27 UTC