Raila’s deal with Ruto to develop Kenya made me cease criticism

He said his previous strict opposition to President Ruto fizzled after his party, the ODM commenced negotiating a partnership with the ruling UDA ahead of the 2

Narok Senator Ledama Olekina during a panel discussion on Citizen TV on March 24, 2025.

He said that the negotiations, spearheaded by the late ODM boss Raila Odinga and the Head of State, opened the path to introducing development in his County, a move that forced him to work with the ruling administration.

“Raila came to my home; he asked me to bring about 300 Maasai. He consulted with us, and he told us he wanted to work with Ruto so that we could come together. When he consulted with us, we agreed to be able to work with Ruto,” he said on Citizen TV Sunday Live show.

By cooperating with Ruto, today we have tarmacked roads, no one would have thought that a rural part of Kenya, where its only the Maasai who roam around and there’s a road. It only happened when we cooperated with William Ruto.”

Source: Citizen Digital