Lawyer Ahmednasir Abdullahi: Why I can’t support Raila Odinga

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Lawyer Ahmednasir Abdullahi: Why I can’t support Raila Odinga

Senior Counsel Ahmednasir Abdullahi says Raila Odinga’s “lack of a tangible track record during his days in government” has made him oppose the ODM boss’s presidential bid.

Speaking on Spice FM on Tuesday, January 18, Abdullahi described Odinga as a schemer who knows how to strategically position himself when election outcomes don’t go his way.

“Many people judge Raila Odinga based on his past [contribution to democracy], that’s a mistake. He has been in government in one way or another for close to 20 years, and we should be judging him based on that [20-year] record,” he said.

The lawyer claims Odinga changes tack selfishly when he doesn’t win elections at the ballot box.

“[After being defeated], he usually has a way of ending up in the same government that the voters fenced him from. That, [in essence], invalidates the will of the people,” said Abdullahi.

Asked whether Deputy President William Ruto, who is Odinga’s key challenger in the August 9 presidential polls, was his preferred candidate, Abdullahi said: “I haven’t [categorically] declared that I support the deputy president [in his quest to succeed Uhuru Kenyatta].”

According to the lawyer, he is yet to make up his mind on who to support in the presidential contest, though he is “impressed” by the DP’s ideology and manifesto.

 

Source: The Standard





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