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Kenya's Odinga Named as Ruto's Rival at Next Elections as President Tours Mt Kenya
Kenya's Odinga Named as Ruto's Rival at Next Elections as President Tours Mt Kenya
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William Ruto was declared president on August 15, 2022, six days after the general elections, by Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission chair Wafula... 06.08.2023, Sputnik Africa
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Leader of the Azimio la Umoja-One Kenya alliance, Raila Odinga, will reportedly be incumbent President WIlliam Ruto's main opponent in the race for the forthcoming elections.According to local news outlet, members of the president's entourage made it apparent that the purpose of their speeches was to announce president Ruto's candidacy for a second term while the nation's leader paid a five-day trip to the Mt. Kenya region.Ruto's entourage went on to refer to Odinga as "Kimundu kiu," which is roughly translated as "that flawed person," and said he would not be allowed to take advantage of the benefits of being in power. The president used the slang phrase to declare in Kirinyaga County that he intended to put a stop to Odinga's political career by forcing him into retirement. The governors who are hosting the visit alongside Gachagua - Kimani wa Matangi (Kiambu county), Irungu Kang'ata (Murang'a county), Anne Waiguru (Kirinyaga county), and Mutahi Kahiga (Nyeri county) - have all vowed to support the current president in his bid for reelection in 2027.Odinga will be 84 by the general election in 2027, and 90 by the next one in 2032.
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Kenya's Odinga Named as Ruto's Rival at Next Elections as President Tours Mt Kenya
19:08 06.08.2023 (Updated: 19:19 06.08.2023) William Ruto was declared president on August 15, 2022, six days after the general elections, by Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission chair Wafula Chebukati. He defeated Raila Odinga by 50.49% to 48.85%.
Leader of the Azimio la Umoja-One Kenya alliance, Raila Odinga, will reportedly be incumbent President WIlliam Ruto's main opponent in the race for the forthcoming elections.
According to local news outlet, members of the president's entourage made it apparent that the purpose of their speeches was to announce president Ruto's candidacy for a second term while the nation's leader paid a five-day trip to the Mt. Kenya region.
"We want to make it very clear that this is our President who was elected in broad daylight and in accordance with our legal institutions [...] He is the one we in the mountain support now, in 2027 and beyond," Kenya's Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has stated.
Ruto's entourage went on to refer to Odinga as "Kimundu kiu," which is roughly translated as "that flawed person," and said he would not be allowed to take advantage of the benefits of being in power.
The president used the slang phrase to declare in Kirinyaga County that he intended to put a stop to Odinga's political career by forcing him into retirement.
"I now have only one task left, to take this man to Bondo," Ruto stated.
The governors who are hosting the visit alongside Gachagua - Kimani wa Matangi (Kiambu county), Irungu Kang'ata (Murang'a county), Anne Waiguru (Kirinyaga county), and Mutahi Kahiga (Nyeri county) - have all vowed to support the current president in his bid for reelection in 2027.
Odinga will be 84 by the general election in 2027, and 90 by the next one in 2032.
