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Raila Odinga: I’ll Be Ready for Race in 2017

Raila Odinga: I'll Be Ready for Race in 2017
Raila Odinga: I’ll Be Ready for Race in 2017

Kenya: Former Prime Minister Raila Odinga has said he will make another bid for the presidency in the 2017 General Election.

But Raila, speaking during a morning talk show at a vernacular radio station yesterday, said his candidature would be subject to consultations within the CORD family.

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โ€œIn all my presidential bids, it is known that I have only been defeated once during the 1997 General Election. I must remain to tell Kenyans that the person who wins the contest becomes the President,โ€ Raila declared yesterday.

He added: โ€œNothing can stop me from vying for President in future elections. If Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) clears me to vie in 2017, then I will be in the ballot.โ€

This is the first time Raila has publicly declared his intention to launch a fourth stab at the top office, a move intended to dispel fear among his supporters that he is likely to back another candidate.

Previously, the Coalition for Reforms and Democracy (CORD) principal has been non-committal on his future s after losing the 2013 contest to President Uhuru Kenyatta.

Recent developments have signalled Railaโ€™s intention to be on the presidential ballot in the next elections, including initiating leadership change in his ODM party and quelling fallouts in his strongholds.

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However, other CORD principals have also declared their quest to be the countryโ€™s next Head of State.

Source-standardmedia.co.ke

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