Editor's Review

COTU boss Francis Atwoli has claimed that ODM leader Raila Odinga will surpass Deputy President William Ruto in terms of popularity in Mount Kenya by April 2022.

Central Organization of Trade Unions (COTU) Secretary-General Francis Atwoli has claimed that ODM leader Raila Odinga will surpass Deputy President William Ruto in terms of popularity in Mount Kenya by April 2022.

Speaking during an interview with TV47 on Wednesday, January 19, 2022, the trade unionist stated that at the moment, Ruto and Odinga are level on popularity in Mt Kenya.

Atwoli based his assertions on a report by the COTU Department of Economic Education and Research.


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"At COTU, we have numbers, which are not made public for obvious reasons. The head of the department intimated to me that at the moment, Raila and Ruto are neck to neck," Atwoli said.

The COTU boss proclaimed that Odinga will be more popular than Ruto in Mount Kenya by April.

"By the time we get to April, Raila would have overtaken Ruto," he said.

Atwoli reiterated that DP Ruto will not succeed President Uhuru Kenyatta as Kenya's fifth president, claiming that he is not as popular as he thinks.

"People go to rallies for various reasons. Some go to put a face to the name, asking if this is the Ruto I hear about.

"Others go because they hear he dishes out money, while some go for t-shirts. Those are not votes. The real votes will be seen on August 9, 2022," Atwoli stated.