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Boni Khalwale claims Gideon Moi will be Raila 2022 running mate

by Nderi Caren

Former Kakamega Senator Boni Khalwale has suggested that KANU party leader Gideon Moi will be Raila Odinga’s 2022 running mate.

In a tweet on Wednesday, December 1, Khalwale shared a picture of Raila Odinga holding hands and walking side by side with Gideon Moi, who has been endorsed by his party KANU to vie for the presidency in 2022.

“Dynasties have decided. A candidate and his running mate..,” Boni Khalwale wrote implying that ‘dynasties’ (rich political families) have settled on Raila and Gideon as his running mate for the 2022 presidential race.

Former Kakamega Senator Boni Khalwale has suggested that KANU party leader Gideon Moi will be Raila Odinga’s 2022 running mate.
Former Kakamega Senator Boni Khalwale has suggested that KANU party leader Gideon Moi will be Raila Odinga’s 2022 running mate. Photo: Boni Khalwale/Twitter.

There have been a lot of speculations about Raila Odinga’s 2022 running mate.

Contrary to Boni Khalwale’s sentiments many political maestros have opined that Raila must pick a running mate from the Mt Kenya region.

Recently, reports emerged that Raila Odinga and Uhuru Kenyatta’s team are keen on settling for a running mate from Mt Kenya region.

“The running mate will come from Mt Kenya, but we are yet to decide who that is. But obviously, the person must be loyal and well known to our candidate,” nominated MP Maina Kamanda told the Daily Nation on November 29.

It emerged that the team is working on 3 options for the running mate position, these are;

  • Narc Kenya party leader Martha Karua
  • Former Gatanga MP Peter Kenneth and
  • Nakuru Governor Lee Kinyanjui.

Deputy Minority Chief Whip Maoka Maore, who is a supporter of the handshake opined that the deputy presidential candidate must be someone who is Raila’s personal choice too.

“Given what Uhuru has gone through with a negotiated deputy, that is not something you would ever wish for anybody. We are for the view that if we want Raila Presidency to succeed and serve this country, we should allow him a free hand to go to Mt Kenya

and look for whoever he has chemistry with,” he said.

Additionally, Raila Odinga has been warming up to the One Kenya Alliance, giving strong hints that he considers having Gideon Moi, Kalonzo Musyoka or Musalia Mudavadi as his running mate.

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