Kakamega Senator Cleophas Malala has jokingly blamed ODM leader Raila Odinga after strong winds blew up a tent as he addressed his supporters.
On Tuesday, April 5, Malala who was popularizing Kenya Kwanza’s agenda in Likuyani was forced to temporarily cut short his speech.
Speaking moments after the winds had calmed down, the legislator hilariously shifted the blame for the winds to the former Prime Minister Raila Odinga claiming he was out to ruin his meeting with the weather.
“Ni pepo ya Raila, shetani ashindwe! Kweli huyu mtu ni mganga! Haya kila mtu akae achana an tent let’s sit (This wind is of Raila! The devil is defeated! It is true he is a sorcerer. Let us all sit now leave the tent),” Malala said.
After the interruption, the Kakamega gubernatorial hopeful continued with his speech in which he accused the Azimio presidential flag bearer of orchestrating a plan to kick out Luhya from the government immediately after March 2018 truce with President Uhuru Kenyatta.
“Wakati Raila alienda kwa handshake, kazi yake ya kwanza alifuta Rashid Echesa kazi. Kaiz yake ya pili, akafuta (Benjamin) Washiali kazi. Vilevile, akafuta Wetang’ula kazi. Kaiz yake ya nne akafuta Chris Wamalwa kazi na mwisho akanitumia mimi na mwishowe akanitupa chini na akanifuta kazi,”
Loosely translated to: “When Raila went for a handshake, his first job fired Rashid Echesa. In his second job, he fired (Benjamin). He also fired Wetang’ula. In his fourth job, Raila fired Chriss Wamalwa and he eventually fired me.”
While drumming his support for Deputy President William Ruto, Malala pledged to empower Kakamega residents if he will succeed outgoing governor Wycliffe Oparanya in this year’s General Election.
“Once elected governor, I will empower the youth and fight drug abuse through sustainable economic empowerment programs for them,” Malala said.
