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Kenya: I’m on Top of the Mountain, Odinga Tells Kirinyaga Residents

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Nairobi — Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party leader Raila Odinga has said that he has been able to climb the mountain politically in the wake of the heightened political campaigns as the country edges closer to the 2022 general elections.

Speaking on Wednesday in Kirinyaga during the commemoration of Mashujaa Day celebrations, Odinga reiterated the statement he made on October 12 when he met youths from Mt Kenya region.

He cited the 2002 presidential election when he dropped his ambition to back President Mwai Kibaki as a demonstration of his commitment to the region and its people.

“When I said Kibaki Tosha, they said Raila is finished politically. No Luo can vote for a kikuyu because of what happened to Tom Mboya and Jaramogi, I went and told the Luos that kikuyus and Luos have been partners in the struggle for independence for this country, your excellency the Luo’s voted Mwai Kibaki 98.5 per cent showing that this tribalism thing is a tiny thing so Raila Odinga is friend of the Mountain and has been able to climb the mountain,” said Odinga.

His comments were in response to his political rivals who had labeled him an enemy of the Mountain saying his support for Kibaki and Uhuru is a clear indication that he has their interests at heart.

During the meeting with Mt Kenya youths at the University of Nairobi, Odinga dismissing pronouncements by Deputy President William Ruto that he ‘holds’ the key to the mountain, adding that he (Raila) does not need anybody to give him the “key to climb the mountain.”

The former Prime Minister has been on a political offensive in the Mt Kenya region in a bid to gain the support of the region including the meeting with Mt Kenya Foundation leaders.