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Outspoken Gatundu South MP Moses Kuria has claimed that ODM leader Raila Odinga was ready to hang his political boots after the 2017 general election.
Speaking on Tuesday, April 12 after his Chama Cha Kazi party signed an agreement with the Kenya Kwanza Alliance, Kuria said that some people who wanted protection stopped the former Prime Minister.
The lawmaker said that Raila is his friend and he was ready to go home and look after his grandchildren.
“Raila Odinga is my friend. And I want to say on record that Raila was ready to go home after 2017. It is some people who wanted protection I don’t know for what,” Kuria stated.
“Because only people who are guilty go looking for people to protect them. Including a man who was ready to go and look after his grandchildren and stop him from going home,” he added.
However, the Chama Cha Kazi party leader sent a message to the ODM leader saying that his camp shall help in sending him home before he is being forced to run again.
“So my friend Raila, because I know you are being forced to run again, we shall help you by sending you home," Kuria said.
Deputy President William Ruto and his allies have previously termed Raila as a state project after he was endorsed by President Uhuru Kenyatta for the top seat.
