A video of Elgeyo Marakwet senator Kipchumba Murkomen drumming up support for Azimio la Umoja presidential flag bearer Raila Odinga has emerged.
Addressing mourners on Tuesday, May 17, during the funeral service of James Reriani Gachagua, William Ruto’s running mate Rigathi Gachagua’s brother, the vocal senator asked Mathira residents to vote for the ODM leader.
Murkomen, a fierce critic of the opposition leader stated in his speech that it was clear to him that they would vote for Raila adding that they would not be confused by cherry being placed on the cake to make them look delicious.
“So we know who we are voting for. We are voting for Raila Odinga. He cannot confuse us by trying to put some cherry on the cake to confuse the people of Kenya. We are very clear in our mind,” Murkome said.
Last month, Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru had a slip of the tongue after she confused Deputy President William Ruto with ODM leader Raila Odinga.
Waiguru, who was speaking at the Ngong Racecourse in Nairobi during the signing of the Kenya Kwanza agreement with other political parties on Tuesday, April 12, mistakenly referred to Ruto as the Azimio la Umoja leader.
“Your excellency the Deputy President of the Republic of Kenya and the party leader of UDA and the leader of the Azimio Group… Alliance… My sincere apologies. It’s because I was thinking about what I would say about them,” she said as she proceeded with her speech.
In February this year, a parliamentary seat aspirant from Busia county caused a stir when he mistakenly drummed up support for Raila during Deputy President William Ruto’s rally.
“Harambee…My name is Bernard Nyandieki, I will be succeeding John Bunyasi as the Nambale Member of Parliament. I request you all to vote for Azimio,” he said amid cheers from the crowd.
