Editor's Review

This would be the first time Miguna is siding with Raila in many years.

Lawyer Miguna Miguna has for the first time sided with former prime minister Raila Odinga over the Palestine-Israel conflict. 

Speaking in Mombasa on Saturday, November 4, Raila urged President William Ruto to change Kenya’s stand on the Israel-Hams war in the Gaza Strip.

He suggested that Kenya ought to stand with the people of Palestine who are being brutalized by the Israeli forces.

Ruto is on record siding with Israel.

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The former prime minister noted that history would condemn Ruto if the Kenyan government remained silent on the brutality against the Palestinians.

“I want to urge Mr Ruto not to be misled to condemn your own brothers and sisters. Don’t be silent in the face of humanity that is being meted out against the people of Palestine. The Kenyan government must stand with the people who are being brutalized otherwise history shall condemn you,” said Raila. 

Azimio leader Raila Odinga wants the rights of Palestinians respected by the Israelis.

The opposition chief went on to ask Israel President Benjamin Netanyahu to stop the war in Gaza terming it inhuman and primitive.

“I want to advise Mr. Netanyahu to stop killing Arab children in Palestine. We must condemn in the strongest terms possible the brutality with which innocent children and women of Palestine are being brutalized by the regime of Mr Netanyahu. It is inhuman, primitive, and brutal and we condemn it,” he added.

However, while reporting on Raila's comments, NTV quoted him as having condemned Israel's attack on Hamas in the Gaza Strip.

Hamas is a Sunni Islamist political and military organization governing the foregoing strip.

Miguna would come out to correct the media house over the reportage.

Putting things into context, Miguna stated that Raila had condemned the Netanyahu-led troops for brutalising the Palestinians, not Hamas.

"You are a Zionist agent out to distort and mislead. Raila Odinga condemned apartheid Israel for “brutalizing Palestinians.” He didn’t mention “Hamas” in the clip you have published. Shame on the useless Kenyan media!" said Miguna.

To join Miguna in castigating the Nationa Media Group-owned station was Homa Bay Town MP Peter Kaluma.

The lawmaker observed that Raila was in solidarity with the Palestinian people and not the Hamas.

He justified Israel's launching attacks on the Islamic group at the expense but not civilians.

"Raila Odinga has condemned the killing of innocent Palestinian children and women by Israel. Let Israel go for Hamas, not innocent civilians," said Kaluma.