The Amani National Congress party leader Musalia Mudavadi has tore into the former Prime Minister Raila Odinga telling him off for failing to reciprocate his support for him in 2007 and 2017 presidential polls.
During a campaign rally in Khwisero, Kakamega County today, Mudavadi lashed out at the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) leader for being unappreciative despite donating his chopper to him for the 2007 and 2017 campaigns.
He said it was unfortunate that Raila has never thanked him for the material sacrifices he gave during the two general elections.
“I helped Raila in 2007 and in 2017 I was his campaign manager, I even dedicated my chopper that is here to carry him around and I did not ask even for a single coin from him,” Musalia said.
“Wetangula here also helped him and did not ask him (Raila) for a single coin. When will he help any of us?”
The ANC leader asked Raila to retire from politics and support people who have sacrificed for him in the past.
“He should clear the jam in front of us and pave the way for other leaders to take over,” he said.
He went on: “We can’t be supporting him a year in year out because he is our neighbour, no, even a neighbour has a son whom he wants to lead.”
Mudavadi also alleged that the former Prime Minister led Azimio La Umoja Movement is committed towards having President Kenyatta remain in power.
“The President has since made it public that he is the patron for the Azimio team where its members are constantly plotting to have him remain in power but we want to tell them that they will not succeed,” he said.
He cited the Head of State’s association with the Azimio team stating that is a clear indication that he has no plans to retire.
“This guy does not want to go home at all, he wants to have an arrangement like that which was witnessed in the DRC where the former President Joseph Kabila refused to step down from his party,” he said.
He noted that it is unfortunate that the Head of State had resulted to imposing former Prime Minister Raila Odinga to Kenyans as his preferred successor.
