President William Ruto cannot be held solely responsible for the slow progress of the 10-point agenda agreed with the late former Prime Minister Raila Odinga, EALA MP Winnie Odinga has said.
Winnie argued that delivering the commitments requires the involvement of several people and institutions, making it difficult for the President to implement the entire framework by himself.
Speaking during a YouTube podcast aired on Saturday, August 29, 2026, Winnie said some of the people expected to help push the agenda forward could be contributing to the delays because they were satisfied with the existing system.
“It’s not something for Ruto to do alone. You can’t change a society alone. And I think it may be doing it a disservice, or serving as a disservice, depending on who’s running these processes. Some people are just happy with the status quo. And so, even though his intention might be wonderful and he may want this thing done…”
The EALA MP said the President may have the intention to see the commitments fulfilled, but the outcome also depends on the people charged with handling the different processes.
She cautioned against treating the 10-point agenda as a task belonging to Ruto alone, saying other actors have a role to play in ensuring the commitments reached under the political agreement are acted upon.
Winnie said the progress of the framework should therefore be considered in light of the roles played by the different individuals and institutions involved in its implementation.
The 10-point agenda was part of the agreement reached between Ruto and Raila, setting out a number of issues that were to be addressed through their political pact.
While acknowledging that several commitments were yet to move at the expected pace, Winnie highlighted the compensation of victims of protests as an area where action had already been taken.
She said the compensation process was evidence that the agreement had not been completely stalled and that steps were being taken on some of the issues covered by the framework.
“There’s been some effort by way of victim compensation. Uh, the committee just brought the report, and they’ve figured a number and mapped people, um, for that compensation......
Winnie maintained that the work of implementing the agenda goes beyond the President, with the success of the commitments also depending on those tasked with taking the agreed measures forward.