In a move to woe the Mt Kenya votes, ODM leader Raila Odinga donated Ksh 10 million worth of medical equipment to Kigumo hospital in Kiambu.
Speaking at the Kigumo market after handing over the machine, the former Prime Minister urged the outgoing Jubilee administration to invest heavily in the health sector.
While exuding confidence that he will win the hotly anticipated 2022 presidential contest, Raila said the government that would be formed after the next year’s General will roll out a full Universal Health Care (UHC).
The opposition chief said during his impromptu visit to a Kiambu man’s birthday in September, he felt so devastated to learn that Kigumo hospital does not have an X-ray machine, something that prompted him to buy one for the health facility.
“When I attended a birthday party for a young man here last month, a nurse at Kigumo Hospital told me they did not have an x-ray machine. I am happy I have brought it today,” Raila said when addressing residents at Kigumo market.
Raila’s visit to Kiambu comes barely two days after the ODM supremo concluded his three-day tour of the Mount Kenya East region.
The presidential hopeful has been engaged in a fierce battle for a share of the vote-rich Mt Kenya region with Deputy President William Ruto in the 2022 presidential elections.
Raila has been touring the Mt Kenya region to drum up support for his 2022 presidential bid.
Last month, Raila Odinga unexpectedly showed up at the birthday party of a Kiambu man who had invited him via text message.
“I want to form a partnership with you. I don’t want to leave anyone lagging behind. This time we will move shoulder to shoulder. I want us to work together in 2022,” he said.
