Raila revives vote rigging in the Mt Kenya region while calling vote audit
Raila revives vote rigging in the Mt Kenya region during the August general elections while calling vote audit
Despite official results from the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) showing otherwise, Azimio leader Raila Odinga now asserts that the Kikuyu Nation backed him in the election on August 9.
The opposition leader asserted at a speech on Saturday in Kisumu that the idea that the Mt. Kenya region had massively supported President William Ruto was a result of a deliberate vote-rigging plot directed at his supporters.
Odinga claimed that an audit on the election would leave an egg in the face of President Ruto and the UDA Party that he accused of propagating the claims that he is unpopular to facilitate the rigging of his votes.
“The Kikuyu Nation stood firm with us. There has been propaganda being peddled by the UDA Party that I was unpopular in Mt. Kenya. The Truth will come out and they will regret it. They will be ashamed. I know the kind of work we did there. I know what I am saying,” Odinga remarked.
Raila further indicated that the parliamentary candidates that were allied to him were targeted in the alleged rigging scheme.
“The likes of Jeremiah Kioni paid the ultimate price for standing with us. They did not lose their seats. We know what happened to their votes,” Odinga added.
Kioni who was among the leaders who accompanied the ODM leader to the burial of Luo Elder Mzee Nyangaga Akoth affirmed Odinga’s sentiments adding that the IEBC was complicit in the alleged scheme to deny them victory.
Kioni however indicated that despite the loss, they will stand with Odinga until he ascends to the presidency, hinting at yet another attempt in 2027 after five unsuccessful bids.
“We were not rigged, our votes together with those of Raila were literally stolen. We know that IEBC helped in the stealing but we will stand with Baba until we reach where we want to go,” said Kioni.
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