New changes have been made to Raila Odinga’s campaign team in a bid to improve his political appeal nationally.
Through his Azimio la Umoja campaign, Raila Odinga has brought political allies from other regions closer to him than those from his Nyanza background.
According to ODM Chairman John Mbadi, Raila Odinga had to make changes to his inner circle in order to align himself to the unity that he is preaching in his campaign.
For a long time Raila Odinga’s team had been mainly composed of his close allies from the ODM party and the Nyanza region, but now, he has allies of President Uhuru Kenyatta on board.
“Raila has acquired new friends and those new friends should be given space to move around with him. If we are talking of Azimio la Umoja and you still see Mbadi and the rest around him, then where is that Azimio la Umoja,” John Mbadi told the Star.
The new members of Raila Odinga’s inner circle have been running the show in his recent campaigns at the Mt Kenya region.
Here are some of the new faces in Raila Odinga’s inner circle.
Governors Wycliffe Oparanya (Kakamega),
Lee Kinyanjui (Nakuru)
James Ongwae (Kisii)
Hassan Joho (Mombasa)
Nderitu Muriithi (Laikipia)
MP Kanini Kega (Kieni)
MP Maina Kamanda (Nominated)
MP Abdulswamad Nassir (Mvita)
MP Teddy Mwambire (Ganze)
MP Stanley Muthama (Lamu West)
MP Caleb Amisi (Saboti)
Former Gatanga MP Peter Kenneth
Business magnate S.K Macharia and
ODM secretary general Edwin Sifuna.
On October 20, Raila Odinga’s presidential campaigns received a huge boost after Governors from Mt Kenya East declared their support for his presidential ambition.
The latest to join the team was Tharaka Nithi Governor Muthomi Njuki, who had been torn between Odinga and William Ruto.
“I have been torn between supporting Ruto and Raila, but according to several rallies I have addressed here in Tharaka Nithi, the old narrative has changed,
“The time has come to join the winning team I can bravely opine that (Raila) Odinga is the next President,” said Muthomi Njuki.
