Ruth Odinga

Kenyan politician

Ruth Busia Adhiambo Odinga is a Kenyan politician and the women's representative for Kisumu County in the National Assembly. She is a member of the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM). She is the daughter to Jaramogi Odinga, the first vice president of Kenya, and the sister of both former Prime Minister Raila Odinga and Oburu Odinga, the serving Senator for Siaya County.

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  • No one can be president from this region apart from Raila. I have looked around to check whether anyone meets his qualities but I have found none.
  • Auma was not justified to insinuate that Kenyans or Luos are known for handouts.
  • For me, I have put aside all my ambitions to mobilize people to register as voters. If this endorsement and lineup narratives to not stop then we will have to call out these politicians in public, those jostling to take pictures with Raila should do it in good faith, and not for coning the public.
  • Being a public figure and a leader in this country, Raila attracts crowds of people who want to pose for photos with him, but these are innocent pictures which should not be misused by a few mischievous politicians to lie to the people that they mean endorsements.
  • The focus now is to mobilize people to register as voters, and not forming non-existent lineups with claims of Raila endorsement.
  • Some of these people are even hiring choppers to follow Raila whenever he goes, just to create a perception aimed at substantiating the endorsement claims.
  • A number of politicians have been jostling to take pictures with Raila, and go ahead to use the pictures to hoodwink voters that they are endorsements ahead of August 2022 general election.


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