ODM leader Raila Odinga addressing Githurai residents [Fidelis Kabunyi, Standard]ODM leader Raila Odinga on Wednesday drummed up support for the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) in Githurai, telling the youth not to be swayed by ‘wheelbarrow politics.’Speaking during a roadside rally, Odinga told the youth that most of the promises made by the Jubilee government are yet to be fulfilled eight years later. Raila buys cabbage from a roadside seller [Fidelis Kabunyi, Standard]Pointing an accusing finger at Deputy President William Ruto, the ODM leader asked the youth not to be fooled for a second time by buying the wheelbarrow narrative. "BBI is not about me, it’s for a better Kenya which entails bringing stability and a peaceful working environment for any Kenyan without tribe or ethnicity," the ODM leader said. Earlier, a mob tried to disrupt the function but leaders who accompanied Raila during the tour maintained that Kenyans should not be divided along tribal lines. Deputy President William Ruto [Edward Kiplimo, Standard]“You came and changed the Government’s priorities from the Big Four Agenda to alternative ones like the Building Bridges Initiative.

Source: Standard Digital January 27, 2021 12:08 UTC