'Mind your lane': CS Ruku tells Oburu to back off over DP seat push
Public Service CS Geoffrey Ruku tells ODM party leader Oburu Odinga to stop demanding the Deputy President's seat, warns his persistence risks breaking the broad-based government...
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Public Service Cabinet Secretary Geoffrey Ruku has strongly rebuked Oburu Odinga, a leader within the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM), for persistently demanding the Deputy President seat. Ruku warned that Odinga's actions could destabilize the broad-based government.
- CS Geoffrey Ruku specifically told Oburu Odinga, "You are now becoming vexatious. You are getting on our nerves."
- Key figures involved include CS Geoffrey Ruku, Oburu Odinga, Deputy President Kithure Kindiki, and President William Ruto.
- The dispute arises from Oburu Odinga's changed stance, having previously assured the Deputy President the seat was not being sought, only to reverse this position on February 12.
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