Kenya’s Division: Mwangi Wa Iria’s Stand
The Makueni – Usawa bridge Mwangi Wa Iria, leader of the Kwa Wote party, is now advocating for the initiation of a self-determination process that could result in the country’s partition.
The former governor of Murang’a stated that if the ongoing bipartisan negotiations between the Kenya Kwanza administration and the Azimio La Umoja One Kenya Coalition fail, the country should be split in two.
Mwangi Wa Iria denounced the segregation and discrimination of a portion of Kenyans because they did not vote for the regime led by President William Ruto and Deputy Prime Minister Rigathi Gachagua on Tuesday, August 15 in Emali, where he joined other Azimio leaders for the funeral of Brian Malika Mwendwa, who was shot dead by police during recent anti-government protests.
Wa Iria stated, “If the Kenya Kwanza team in the Bipartisan talks continues to engage in chest-thumping instead of being objective, then we may as well end the process and split the country so that the so-called’shareholders’ remain with their company and we can form our own government that protects the mwananchi.”
Wa Iria told GossipA2Z in an exclusive interview on Wednesday that the right of every society to self-determination is well protected by international law.
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“No one is interested in a nusu mkate, contrary to Kenya Kwanza’s assertions. The so-called’shareholders’ have already devoured the entire loaf of bread, leaving the rest of the nation hungry. The only thing we can ask for is the partition of Kenya so that each citizen has a government with which they are comfortable, said the former governor of Murang’a.
Charter and resolutions of the UN
Part 2 of Chapter 1, Article 1, asserts that the UN Charter’s purpose is:
“To develop friendly relations among nations based on respect for the principle of equal rights and self-determination of peoples, and to take other appropriate measures to strengthen universal peace.”
The ongoing peace negotiations between Azimio and Kenya Kwanza were initiated following the truce brokered by former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo between Ruto and Raila Odinga, leader of Azimio.
The ceasefire followed weeks of ceaseless mass action headed by the opposition that threatened to bring the country to a standstill. However, it appears that the negotiations will encounter adversity, with each side adopting a hardline stance.
The teams from both sides of the political divide have yet to concur on a common agenda for the talks, days after the process began.
Kenya’s Division: Mwangi Wa Iria’s Stand
