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“You cannot speak in a public forum and say that you have the capacity to recall an ambassador from the United States accredited to this country by the American government."

Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has urged US Ambassador to Kenya Meg Whitman to ignore Azimio la Umoja leader Raila Odinga. 

Speaking on Friday, August 18 during the closing ceremony of the Devolution Conference in Eldoret, Uasin Gishu County, Gachagua told the US Ambassador to stay focused on her work and get used to complaints from the opposition.

“I want to urge Ambassador Meg Whitman to ignore the noises and acclimatize to the Kenyan way of doing things, perennial complaints year after year. She should stay focused and go on with her work,” Gachagua stated.

The second in command wondered why Raila threatened to have the US Ambassador recalled saying he lacks the authority to even have his local Assistant chief transferred.

“You cannot speak in a public forum and say that you have the capacity to recall an ambassador from the United States accredited to this country by the American government. It is simply being mischievous. As a private citizen, how do you recall an ambassador? You cannot even transfer an assistant chief in your local sub-location,” Gachagua added.

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File image of Azimio Leader Raila Odinga.

He went on to claim that the ODM leader attacked Ambassador Whitman because of having denial syndrome.

Raila on Thursday told the US Ambassador to keep off interfering with internal Kenyan matters adding that Kenya is not a US colony.

"I want to tell the rogue ambassador Kenya is not the United States or a colony of the United States. Keep your mouth shut while here otherwise we will call for your recall back to your country,” the opposition chief stated.