Ruto shed tears many times because of Raila; Former ODM loyalist
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Former ODM loyalist Elizabeth Ongoro claims Ruto shed tears many times in 2007 wanting Raila to be president
Former ODM loyalist Elizabeth Ongoro claims Ruto shed tears many times in 2007 wanting Raila to be president.
Elizabeth Ongoro, a former ally of the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM), claimed on Saturday that President William Ruto cried in 2007 wanting Raila Odinga to be president.
As such, she said that Raila should give Ruto ample time to deliver on his development agenda because they are not enemies.
The elder sister of Rarieda MP Otiende Amolo, Ongoro, claimed to have witnessed Ruto, then an ODM member shed tears when championing the course of Raila.
“In 2007 I saw Ruto shed tears many times because he wanted Raila to be president,” Ongoro said.
The late President Mwai Kibaki was announced winner of the 2007 presidential poll but his win was contested by the ODM brigade leading to the formation of a grand coalition government.
Ruto is on record claiming that he supported Raila into becoming the Prime Minister after which he was short-changed in his bid to become president.
The former Kasarani MP was speaking during a women empowerment meeting at the home of Information Communication and Digital Economy Cabinet Secretary Eliud Owalo.
Ongoro told the congregants that Ruto, a Nilote, is a brother to Luos thus there should be harmony as he leads the country.
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“How come we are not realising that our brother is at the helm?” she paused.
She said that ODM as a party has run out of ideas and tactics for winning any election.
“Even in soccer, the coach has to change the pattern if it is not working. As Luos we have not changed the pattern since 1963,” Ongoro said.
We will get the presidency only if we change the pattern, she continued.
Even so, “2027 is gone” and we (Luos) can only position ourselves for 2032 and beyond, she asserted.
Ongoro urged Raila’s ardent supporters to abandon the ODM party for the President’s United Democratic Alliance (UDA).
“I am an ODM founding member, and even used my millions to champion the agenda of the party; and therefore more ODM than you. With a clear mind, I have decided to jump ship into UDA.”
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