The Senator of Kisumu County, honorable Tom Ojienda has contradicted the Orange Democratic Movement Secretary General, honorable Edwin Sifuna’s earlier statement that the ODM party does not and will not support President William Ruto’s re-election bid in 2027.
The Senator of Kisumu County who was in an interview with the Nairobi County Senator in one of the local television stations in the country, stated that, the involvement of the ODM party in the affairs of the government is already a signal, that the two leaders will work together.
He said that, honorable Raila Odinga sacrificed his top leadership and lent them to the government to work as Cabinet Secretaries, and they are equally doing well in their own capacities. He further said that, he is making a prophecy that, the former Prime Minister will come back and support honorable William Ruto in 2027 so that they can continue working together.
Professor Tom Ojienda further went ahead and said that, the big thing that matters now is the aftermath of the AUC election bid that, honorable Raila Odinga lost to the Djibouti candidate. He said that, the former Prime Minister will come back home and he will congratulate the Head of State for supporting his bid and also campaigning for him.
He added that, he will also give him a backing because he was also given the backing. According to him, honorable Raila Odinga will not turn his back on president William Ruto after facilitating his journey to Addis Ababa which finally collapsed on the voting day.
According to the Senator, President William Ruto now just have to make sure that he gets the full backing of the Nyanza and the Western region voting bloc. He also added that, the Rift Valley region will give him overwhelming votes same as the North Eastern region. He will also get some support from the Eastern and some parts of the Mount Kenya region. He will also inherit the Coastal region which Raila Odinga controls.
According to him, he dismissed the claims of honorable Edwin Sifuna that, there is a candidate who can defeat the incumbent President.
Honorable Edwin Sifuna said that, the ODM politicians pay allegiance to honorable Raila Odinga and if he tells them to desist from supporting President William Ruto, then they will do that immediately.
