The confidence that ODM boss Raila Odinga has secured Uhuru's 2022 backing could have forced governors Hassan Joho and Wycliffe Oparanya to shelve their presidential ambitions. There were fears that Oparanya and Joho's presidential bids could have shaken up the Coast and Western Kenya — Raila's most dependable support bases— diminishing the ODM boss's 2022 chances. I will consult with him on what position I will go for in case he will be running for president,” Oparanya said. Former Cabinet Minister Franklin Bett said it would have been a political miscalculation if Raila lost Joho and Oparanya. “Joho has done very well as Raila's point man at the Coast and so has Oparanya in Western Kenya.

Source: The Star June 10, 2021 02:03 UTC