Raila accused Attorney General Githu Muigai of lying to Kenyans that his office is waiting to see the Hansard report on what was presented to Parliament when in fact the government knew what it took to the House.
“All government Bills originate from the Cabinet, which is chaired by the President. It is the Cabinet, which clears the Bills for presentation for debate in the National Assembly,” Mr Odinga said.
“Those asking President Uhuru Kenyatta not to sign the Bill into law equally miss the point. The fact is that the President cleared this Bill in the form in which it was passed,” he added.
The Cord leader said a Bill presented and defended in the House by the Leader of the Majority cannot be said to have escaped the scrutiny of the Cabinet.
He was speaking in Busia during the burial of former intelligence officer Aloice Okinda in Murende village, Busia County.
Raila said the oppressive media Bill falls into the category of several ongoing attempts to abort the new Constitution and take the country back to the old order, adding that Kenyans will resist such moves. He said police reforms have effectively stalled because they are being undermined by those who want to restore the old order.
He appealed to Members of County Assemblies to reach a deal with the Salaries and Remuneration Commission, saying even the stand-off being fuelled by those out to show that the new Constitution is costly and unimplementable.
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