{"id":11849,"date":"2021-11-08T04:07:16","date_gmt":"2021-11-08T04:07:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/goodmorningkenya.com\/wp\/?p=11849"},"modified":"2021-11-08T04:08:28","modified_gmt":"2021-11-08T04:08:28","slug":"some-people-wanted-me-hanged-after-uhuru-park-swearing-in-but-uhuru-said-no-says-raila","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/goodmorningkenya.com\/wp\/?p=11849","title":{"rendered":"Some people wanted me hanged after Uhuru park swearing in but Uhuru said No! Says Raila."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>ODM leader Raila Odinga will make a public declaration on whether he will be joining the 2022 presidential race on December 9.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Raila has yet to openly declare himself a candidate for the country&#8217;s top post, despite touring the country and lobbying for his Azimio la Umoja campaign vehicle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Raila, who was speaking to his followers in Majengo after attending a Legio Maria church service, had asked his supporters if they would back his quest during the Sunday morning stop-over.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ODM leader promised to make his ambitions known next month after the crowd erupted in applause.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And while promising to pursue National Unity, the ODM leader also revisited his controversial 2018 swearing in.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ODM leader said that after his swearing in, there were calls to have him arrested and charged with treason.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>&#8220;Uhuru akaambiwa, Raila amezidi, ile kitendo amefanya ni treason, tumshike, tumpeleke mahahakamani tumshataki, tumpeleke Kamiti tukamnyonge,&#8221; Raila told the congregation.&nbsp;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Uhuru akasema, ah, ah, hapana, si tukakutana na tukaketi chini, na tukaongea sana na kwa kirefu,&#8221;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"541\" height=\"269\" src=\"https:\/\/goodmorningkenya.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/20211108_065657.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11850\" srcset=\"https:\/\/goodmorningkenya.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/20211108_065657.jpg 541w, https:\/\/goodmorningkenya.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/20211108_065657-300x149.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 541px) 100vw, 541px\" \/><figcaption>Raila in Eastleigh yesterday. Photo credits.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The former Prime Minister said that after holding talks with the president, they both agreed that Kenya was&nbsp; bigger than either of them, hence the truce and the close working relationship since.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the same stopover, he justified his 6k-per-month stipend to Kenya&#8217;s poor, claiming that it will not be difficult to implement because he will close the loopholes through which the country loses money to graft<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ODM leader Raila Odinga will make a public declaration on whether he will be joining the 2022 presidential race on December 9.&nbsp; Raila has yet to openly declare himself a candidate for the country&#8217;s top post, despite touring the country and lobbying for his Azimio la Umoja campaign vehicle. 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