Oburu Oginga, the brother to the Azimio presidential candidate has defended that move by a majority of Odinga’s family members to seek elective positions in the August polls.
In an exclusive interview with KTN News on Friday, March 25, Oburu said the Odinga’s had a constitutional right to vie in any seat.
Oburu noted that being the eldest in the Odinga lineage, he has no power to stop someone from exercising their constitutional rights.
“I cannot as the head of the Odinga family stop a family member who is fit to contest for a certain position from vying because Raila is contesting the presidency, he is also vying for it, it is an election,” Oburu stated.
Oburu added that just like Raila, the Odinga family members might lose or win their respective seats.
The East Africa Legislative Assembly members dismissed the notion that Raila’s family members will have an undue advantage in the ODM nominations, “We are not seeking favors”
The sentiments by the EALA MP who is Raila’s elder brother, come after reports that he had refused to withdraw from the Siaya senatorial race.
In a report by the Daily Nation on Thursday, March 24, the ODM leader had persuaded his elder brother to shelve his senatorial ambitions and focus on popularizing his presidential bid.
Apart from the ODM leader, and Oburu who is going for the Siaya senatorial seat, their sister Ruth Odinga is contesting for the Kisumu woman representative position.
Oburu’s son, Elijah Oburu has set his eyes on Kisumu Central parliamentary seat while Raila’s half-brother Isaac Omondi Odinga is going for the Milimani Market Ward.
Jalang’o Midiwo, cousin to the former prime minister is contesting the Gem parliamentary seat.
