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Coast politicians have maintained that ODM leader Raila Odinga (
pictured) did not contract Covid-19 during his tour of the region.
The leaders yesterday made public their Covid-19 status after tests, and insisted that elaborate health measures were adhered to during Raila’s five-day tour of the region.
Kilifi Senator Stewart Madzayo said they ensured microphones were sanitised when Raila addressed rallies in Kilifi County.
“If our party leader could have contracted the coronavirus in Coast, the situation could have turned bad within 24 hours. Raila felt sick several days after the Coast tour. We believe he contracted Covid-19 in Nairobi,” said Mr Madzayo, adding: “Raila did not contract the disease at the Coast. He held other meetings in Nairobi after the Coast tour.”
ODM leaders Raila Odinga, Kilifi Governor Amason Kingi (left) and Kilifi Senator Steward Madzayo (right) with their supporters at Cleopatra grounds in Malindi, Kilifi County on Wednesday 3rd March 2021. [Kelvin Karani, Standard]
The Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) head office has been shut down after one of its employees tested positive for Covid-19.
Employees at the office were subjected to mandatory Covid-19 tests on Friday, a day after ODM leader Raila Odinga confirmed that he had contracted the virus.
And yesterday, the party’s Director of Communication Philip Etale, who had accompanied Raila on the five-day tour of Coast region, tested positive.
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ODM leader Raila Odinga flanked by other leaders during a tour of Coast region. [Kelvin Karani, Standard]
Unrelenting forays by ODM leader Raila Odinga and Deputy President William Ruto into Coast have stirred a debate over the political future of the region ahead of the 2022 polls.
On Friday, Raila completed his five-day tour in four coastal counties barely 14-days after Ruto’s visit, in what is now being touted as the scramble for the region’s 2.4 million-odd votes.
As Raila left on Friday, Kanu chair and Baringo Senator Gideon Moi also arrived in Taita Taveta County to drum up support for the BBI. Last month, Moi also held rallies in Lamu.
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Patrick Beja |
February 22nd 2021 at 09:54:38 GMT +0300
Mombasa Governor Hassan Joho meets learners from Central Girls Primary School at Makadara grounds in Mombasa at a February 12 event. [Omondi Onyango, Standard]
Mombasa Governor Hassan Joho has asked ODM Party Leader Raila Odinga to back his presidential bid as a way of thanking him for the years of support.
Joho, who took his presidential bid and push for the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) campaign to Lamu County over the weekend, said it was time Raila gave him a chance to contest the presidency.
The governor held a meeting with local leaders and said his quest for the presidency was serious as it was time for other regions that have been receiving support from Coast to pay voters back.