Supporters of ODM leader Raila Odinga have said they will do whatever the former prime minister will ask them to do.
Speaking toRaila Odinga die-hards said they were ready to divorce their spouses if asked to.
“Hata Raila aseme tufukuze bibi yetu, nitafukuza tu leo. Chenye Raila amesemasiwezi pinga. Hata aniambie niende nilale kwa barabara gari iniuwe nitalala tu papo hapo,” one of the supporters said.
Loosely translated to: “Even if Raila says let’s divorce our wives, I will just divorce her today. What Raila has said I can’t resist. Even if he told me to go to sleep on the road and be killed by a speeding car, I would just do it on the spot.”
Another man said he will chase his wife if he finds out that she is opposing the former premier.
“If anyone opposes Raila, they should go home! If the wife opposes Raila, let her go home! I’m I speaking?” another said.
“Mimi Raila akiniambia nifukuze mume wangu, nitamfukuza. (If he said I leave my husband, I will do that)” the woman said.
The residents said they will overwhelmingly vote for Homa Bay woman rep Gladys Wanga, not because of her agenda for them but because Raila has told them to do so.
“Kidero alete tu jamna (pesa) tukule lakini kura ni kwa Gladys Wanga (Kidero should only bring jamna (money) to us but the vote is for ODM’s Gladys Wanga),” they stated.
However, it is suspected that despite having die-hard supporters, Raila Odinga’s Nyanza region has been leading in low voter registration and turn-out, a move that denied their kingpin the necessary support to win the presidency.
