Narc Kenya Party leader Martha Karua has agreed to join Azimio La Umoja and back Raila Odinga’s presidential bid.
She joined the Azimio camp today after intense consultation with the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) leader at the Serena Hotel.
Speaking to the press after consultation with Raila, Karua said Raila is her preferred successor in the 2022 race.
“I’m here to confirm that from now onwards, Narc Kenya and I are supporting the Azimio La Umoja flagbearer Raila Odinga for the presidency,” she said.
She lauded the opposition chief as the best bet for the country, saying she is ready to rally her supporters behind him.
Narc Kenya secretary-general confirmed that the party resolved to open talks with the ODM leader for a possibility of working together ahead of the August 9, polls.
“The party has resolved to start having a conversation on working together with the leader of the Azimio,” Narc Kenya secretary-general said before Karua confirmed that a deal has been sealed.
The NARC-Kenya party has also formally exited the One Kenya Alliance (OKA) that brought together Wiper party’s Kalonzo Musyoka and Kanu’s Gideon Moi who all joined the Azimio movement two weeks ago.
Raila said that he is proud to receive Karua, stating that she has paid a heavy price in the struggle for the second liberation of this country.
“…she stood firm when very few dared. She was one of those few people who was able to stand and tell the truth to the system and was able to give legal service pro bono to so many people who were arrested here and there all the time but they had no money to pay you,” he said.
