RAILA:2016 WILL BE A YEAR OF ACTIONS

Opposition leader Raila Odinga says, 2016 will be the year of challenges in which history will call on him to prove himself, unless of course he is forced or opts out of the big race. This is because on account of age, it could be his last bid. But he also has to stoke the fires of Opposition against the incumbent and marshal national support behind him if he hopes to deal Jubilee a blow. He will welcome 2016 riding high on the controversial wave of the missing Eurobond billions, whose use on infrastructure projects the Treasury has failed to explain. Having successfully pressured a Cabinet Secretary to resignation, Raila will lead his troops in the Coalition for Reforms and Democracy (CORD) in a legislative and political battle that if mishandled by the ruling Jubilee Coalition, may claim the top officials running the country’s public coffers. The first task for the CORD leader will be to keep an eye on the reconstitution of the Public Accounts Committee and the Public Investment Committee in the National Assembly – two key committees that spearhead the oversight function on policy and expenditure in the Government. See also: What awaits Uhuru and Raila in the New Year Getting the mix of smart politicians and experienced lawmakers in these committees will boost the Opposition’s plan to keep the Government occupied with fire-fighting until the next General Election. It is in the interest of the Opposition leader to manage the reconstitution of key parliamentary watchdog committees to ensure the oversight role in the Jubilee-dominated National Assembly is not compromised. The CORD leader will also pursue the Okoa Kenya Bill to make sure it gets the nod to proceed to the county assemblies for a vote, so as to open the door for a referendum before the next polls. At a time when even Jubilee has some MPs pushing for a referendum using the Opposition’s bill as a blueprint, Raila and his troops will be keen to latch onto that goodwill to push the Okoa Kenya Bill. His own Orange Democratic Movement was a by-product of resentment and final humiliation of President Kibaki in a referendum. The bill seeks to revise the Constitution to strengthen Devolution, push for more inclusion in Government and triple the allocation to the counties. For now, the signatures are being verified by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC).

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or Opposition leader Raila Odinga, 2016 will be the year of challenges in which history will call on him to prove himself, unless of course he is forced or opts out of the big race. This is because on account of age, it could be his last bid. But he also has to stoke the fires of Opposition against the incumbent and marshal national support behind him if he hopes to deal Jubilee a blow. He will welcome 2016 riding high on the controversial wave of the missing Eurobond billions, whose use on infrastructure projects the Treasury has failed to explain. Having successfully pressured a Cabinet Secretary to resignation, Raila will lead his troops in the Coalition for Reforms and Democracy (CORD) in a legislative and political battle that if mishandled by the ruling Jubilee Coalition, may claim the top officials running the country’s public coffers. The first task for the CORD leader will be to keep an eye on the reconstitution of the Public Accounts Committee and the Public Investment Committee in the National Assembly – two key committees that spearhead the oversight function on policy and expenditure in the Government. See also: What awaits Uhuru and Raila in the New Year Getting the mix of smart politicians and experienced lawmakers in these committees will boost the Opposition’s plan to keep the Government occupied with fire-fighting until the next General Election. It is in the interest of the Opposition leader to manage the reconstitution of key parliamentary watchdog committees to ensure the oversight role in the Jubilee-dominated National Assembly is not compromised. The CORD leader will also pursue the Okoa Kenya Bill to make sure it gets the nod to proceed to the county assemblies for a vote, so as to open the door for a referendum before the next polls. At a time when even Jubilee has some MPs pushing for a referendum using the Opposition’s bill as a blueprint, Raila and his troops will be keen to latch onto that goodwill to push the Okoa Kenya Bill. His own Orange Democratic Movement was a by-product of resentment and final humiliation of President Kibaki in a referendum. The bill seeks to revise the Constitution to strengthen Devolution, push for more inclusion in Government and triple the allocation to the counties. For now, the signatures are being verified by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC).
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