Former Thika mayor Mumbi Ngaru: The Raila Odinga I know

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Former Thika mayor Mumbi Ngaru: The Raila Odinga I know

Former East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) MP Mumbi Ngaru has revealed that ODM leader Raila Odinga said, in the run-up to 2007 polls, that, if elected Head of State, he’ll warm up to Central Kenya, even though the region was inclined towards the then-President Mwai Kibaki.

Ngaru is Raila’s Mt. Kenya region political adviser.

She made the revelations at the Mount Kenya University in Thika, where Odinga officially launched his nationwide presidential campaign.

“[In the lead-up to the 2007 General Election], I asked him how he’ll treat Mt. Kenya people if elected president. At the time, the region was overwhelmingly supporting Mwai Kibaki. Raila told me that he wasn’t a vengeful person. He said he will treat Mt. Kenya fairly if elected as president,” Ngaru said at the MKU main campus.

She says the Central Kenya region is now better-primed to support Odinga in his presidential quest.

“I’m sure Raila has Mt. Kenya’s interest at heart. He is best-suited to succeed President Uhuru Kenyatta,” said the former Thika mayor, who has worked with Odinga for 21 years.

 





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