Uhuru Kenyatta is the acting Prime Minister: Elder brother Oburu Odinga defends younger brother Raila who is in hospital in Germany
Posted by africanpress on April 29, 2008
Story by Korir, api africanpress@getmail.no source.standard.ke
Now that Raila, the pM is under treatment in Germany, PNU man Uhuru Kenyatta is the acting PM.
<”Tears for power“: Raila Odinga, the blood brother of Oburu.
They say blood is thicker than water. And they fight for the right to serve Kenyans, whether all Kenyans like it or not!
Oburu Odinga, the elder brother to Raila who was recently rewarded by the younger brother who convinced President Kibaki to appoint him assistant minister in the government has now come out in defence of the brother, the Kenya media reports.
This is getting brotherly politics.
Raila was flown to Germany yesterday for treatment and no word has come out yet on what his ailment is.
As the PM, Raila has two deputy prime ministers. One from PNU and one from his party ODM. Uhuru from PNU is now acting PM.
The first government of Kibaki saw many of his ministers die due to different sorts of illnesses and it is now feared that his second term may also follow suit.
His vice president, Wamalwa Kijana got ill and was flown to the UK, never to return home alive. It is very scary and it is normally blamed on hard workload that destroys tha health in a short period.
Oburu Odinga is very worried that while the brother is under treatment in Germany, the ODM MPs who felt they were left out during the dishing out of positions of which two brothers, Oburu himself and Raila, landed in the government are now strategising to weaken and enable Raila’s early fall from power.
Oburu is accusing the MPs and this is seen as love for power. The man has got a seat in government as assistant minister for finance and will not want anything that can jeopardise that. He knows if his brother falls from power, he too will follow, because he is their due to younger brother’s influence used on Kibaki to get the assistant ministership. Oburu, however, does not have the flag because the flag is only flown by the full ministers. The half-ministers are unhappy about this arrangement.
Raila, as the PM has been lodged in the Ministry of Finance building where Oburu is also located. The two will most definately be using the same lift to their offices, thus the building of brothers. When the PM, younger brother wants more funding from the finance ministry, he only needs to take the matter up with the brother at home and money will be allocated.
When Raila moved in to his new offices, he made it clear to the media that he was glad to be housed in the finance ministry, a place near the money.
African Press International – api
