New details have emerged indicating that ODM leader Raila Odinga is planning to host a mega rally in Nairobi after he jets back to the country from Dubai.
While the agenda for the meeting is yet to be revealed, reports indicate that the former premier will use it to declare his 2022 Presidential bid.
Speaking to Nation, National Assembly Minority Whip Junet Mohammed noted that it will be a climax of Odinga’s Azimio la Umoja meetings.
He further noted that the meeting to be held at Bomas on December 9, 2021 will bring together over 7,000 delegates including guests from in and outside Africa.
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File image of Suna East MP Junet Mohammed. [Photo: Courtesy]
“The event will be a culmination of the Azimio la Umoja meetings we have done all over the country and it shall be the biggest declaration of unity of the country heading to the 2022 elections.
“The date was decided before we left for Dubai but we have met on the sidelines people who will participate in the event,” Junet, who is currently in Dubai with Odinga told the local daily.
According to reports on Nation, President Uhuru Kenyatta is among the high-profile guests expected to grace the event.
Meanwhile, Raila left the country for the United Arab Emirates on Wednesday, October 27, 2021, where he is attending a high-level conference on African infrastructure.
The ODM leader is attending the conference as the High Representative for infrastructure development in Africa.
