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He said the Ruto-led administration has failed to address drought issues facing many Kenyans

ODM leader Raila Odinga has launched a fresh onslaught against President William Ruto's administration by raising questions over his running of the government.

In a statement on Tuesday, Raila blasted the new regime accusing it of failing to address pertinent issues at hand that are facing Kenyan people.

He said the Ruto-led administration has failed to address drought issues facing many Kenyans and has instead opted to focus on politicking.

"The required emergency response is evidently missing, but instead, the government is consumed by the politics of survival and the elections of 2027," Raila said.

President William Ruto during the Mashujaa Day celebrations. PHOTO | PSCU

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"This situation requires a massive emergency response programme to ensure rapid delivery of food, water and medicine to the millions of people not just in arid and semi-arid areas but in virtually all corners of the country, who are affected by the prolonged drought."

At the same time, Raila raised concerns about why the government was quick to overturn the ban imposed on GMOs.

He questioned whether foreign powers had taken control of the Kenyan government and influenced major decision-making without following due processes.

Raila said Ruto's government is under the influence of foreign commercial interests, hence the decision to ignore the health risks linked to the products.

"We demand that Ruto's administration explains to Kenyans the rationale behind the rush to reverse the 2012 directive that stopped the importation and open cultivation of GMOs due to concerns about the health risks of GMO foods and insufficient studies on their effects on small-scale farmers and the local food markets."

"They are banned in many scientifically advanced economies like France, Germany, Austria, Greece, Hungary, the Netherlands, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Bulgaria, Poland, Denmark, Malta, Slovenia, Italy, and Croatia. Why Kenya?" he asked.

He added:

"We believe that introducing them into Kenya in the current state of international uncertainty is to use Kenyans as guinea pigs, which we shall not allow. Even the poor and the hungry ought to have their rights and dignity protected."