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Forum => Kenya Discussion => Topic started by: Gikomba_Hawker on November 28, 2021, 02:14:22 AM
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Very interesting!
One of the allegations levelled against Odinga at the time, was that he would – out of revenge on behalf of his father Jaramogi Oginga Odinga’s perceived betrayal by Jomo Kenyatta –, antagonise and alienate Central Kenya if elected president.
Kimemia now says that those remarks were politically-motivated, and had no iota of truth in them.
“When I was in Kibaki’s camp and Raila Odinga was our opponent, we said lies about him. We ruined his reputation, a lot. I can tell you today that we were telling lies. It was all politics,” he said during his speech at the Ruringu Stadium in Nyeri Town on Saturday, November 27.
...“I served as Secretary to the Cabinet in Kibaki’s government. Let me tell you today, credit goes to Raila Odinga for the awarding of charters to universities during Kibaki’s reign. Dedan Kimathi University of Technology, Karatina University [both in Nyeri County] are existing today because of Raila. The water supply and the road network [in Central Kenya] are also his pet projects,” said Kimemia, adding: “Raila Odinga wrote Cabinet memo for the projects to be initiated.”
“Raila anatosha (Raila is best-suited to occupy presidency). I wouldn’t be asking you to vote for him if I know he is incompetent; he is competent,” emphasised Kimemia.
...“When he was the Prime Minister of Kenya, he had a whole floor at his office which was full of consultants; some from China, others from USA, and others from Brazil. As a result, our government, at the time, posted commendable economic progress,” said Kimemia.
Governor Francis Kimemia: We lied about Raila Odinga
https://standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001430371/governor-kimemia-we-lied-about-raila-odinga