Leaders allied to Kenya Kwanza have urged western Kenya residents to reject Azimio la Umoja candidate Raila Odinga come August General Election.
The leaders led by Deputy President William Ruto, Musalia Mudavadi (ANC) and his Ford-K counterpart Moses Wetangula said Odinga neglected the region when he was in power.
“President Uhuru Kenyatta is the patron of Azimio la Umoja and Raila Odinga is his project. We must reject someone who will be a puppet president by all means,” said Mudavadi.
Speaking in Malaba, Nambale, Butula, Funyula and Budalangi in Busia County, on Monday, the leaders said Kenya Kwanza was keen to addressing challenges facing ordinary Kenyans.
Wetangula said Odinga was awarded projects worth Sh 200 billion after the handshake with President Kenyatta but western Kenya has not benefited from any of the projects.
Dr Ruto on his part, said Kenya Kwanza was committed to transforming the lives of ordinary citizens.
“We are changing our economy model from trickle down to bottom up, so that we can uplift the lives of ordinary citizens and have a Kenya that is equal for all,” he said.
Dr Ruto said Kenyans should reject Mr Odinga because he is a political project whose purpose will be to protect wealth of few individuals at the expense of service to millions of ordinary citizens.
