“Balaa!” DP Ruto Reacts to What Raila Odinga Has Done in the U.S.A

National Super Alliance (Nasa) leader Raila Odinga is in the United States for a series of high-stakes meetings with the US Congress members and Kenyans living in the US.

He arrived on Wednesday morning and held several high-level, closed-door meetings with House and Senate Congressional Committee officials “regarding the state of Kenya”, according to dispatches from his team.

Odinga’s first major open meeting was the much-publicised keynote speech, in a lecture-type setting, on “Overcoming Kenya’s political crisis and advancing democracy, rule of law and stability”.

He is also scheduled to meet Congressmen Chris Coons of Delaware and Cory Booker of New Jersey, both Democrats. The two have expressed concerns that Kenya’s political standoff could worsen if not addressed urgently and have called for dialogue between President Uhuru Kenyatta and Raila Odinga to end the impasse.

Raila will also meet with his supporters in DC, New Jersey/New York before he returns to Kenya at the weekend. He will be speaking to Nasa supporters at Cococabana Bar and Grill, 2031A University, Boulevard E, Hyattsville, Maryland, between 6 and 8 pm today.

On Saturday, he is scheduled to hold two meetings in New Jersey, courtesy of Nasa USA Team.

The first one is a town hall meeting with the diaspora at St Patrick’s High School Auditorium – 492 Bramhall Avenue Jersey City, NJ 07304 between 2 pm and 6 pm.

Later on in the evening, Raila will be a guest of honor at a $100 Dinner Dance that starts at 8 pm to 1 am at the Clinton Manor Banquet Hall 2735 US-22 Union, New Jersey.

“The cover charge of $100 includes food, drink, and dance. Because the space is limited, RSVP is required and payments through Cashapp is encouraged. No payments will be accepted at the door,” Nasa USA Team said in a statement.

Odinga’s U.S tour has, of course, caught the attention of Deputy President William Ruto who took to his Twitter account to react.

He tweeted: “So,Tinga went all the way to the USA to seek support to scuttle the possibility of a son of peasant from being elected prezo in 2022!Balaa!”

Here are some reactions from KOT.