Raila Odinga Junior, son of the late former Prime Minister Raila Odinga, has publicly endorsed President William Ruto’s re-election bid for a second term in 2027. Speaking during a church service attended by the Head of State in Kisumu on Sunday, Raila Junior stated that the President and his late father shared a vision for national development that extended well beyond the Nyanza region. “Your Excellency, welcome to Kisumu. I am Raila Odinga Junior, Baba’s son. I do not have much to say, but I know you had a shared vision with Raila of development and bringing things to the ground, and not just in the Nyanza region but the whole of Kenya,” he said. Signaling his explicit political backing ahead of the upcoming general election, Raila Junior declared his alignment with the president. “Therefore, Your Excellency, I would like to say that I am supporting and I’m behind you fully,” he added. He made the remarks during a grassroots leaders’ gathering in Kisumu presided over by President Ruto. At the same event, held at the Voice of Salvation and Healing Church in Mamboleo, President Ruto pledged to collaborate with ODM leaders and supporters to advance the late opposition chief’s development legacy. While acknowledging the difficulty of replacing Raila, Ruto maintained that cooperation and focused development would keep his vision alive. “It may not be possible to replace the late...
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