– Cord leader Raila Odinga’s sister – Ruth Odinga – has claimed that her life is in danger following the killing of her three German Shepherd dogs at her home in Nyahera, Kisumu county
– The Kisumu deputy governor said it was possible that the incidents were tied to her 2017 gubernatorial ambitions
Kisumu Deputy Governor Ruth Odinga has claimed that her life is in danger following the poisoning of her dogs.
Ruth Odinga told a local paper that the incident could be link to her political ambitions in the county.
“My life is in danger following the killing of my three German Shepherd dogs in one month,” said Ruth Odinga as published by The Star on March 25.
She said that a veterinary doctor confirmed that the dogs, her only source of security at her Nyahera home, were poisoned.
Ruth Odinga said she would report the matter to the police and request for more security as she did not have any officer at the Nyahera residence. As a deputy governor, Ruth Odinga is entitled to three police officers as her bodyguards.
Ruth, who is Cord leader Raila Odinga’s sister, is planning to challenge Kisumu Governor Jack Ranguma for the gubernatorial seat in 2017.
She has not been in good terms with Ranguma ever since she declared her ambitions.
Ruth is reported to have quit a county WhatsApp group for leaders after labeling one of the members Ranguma’s sycophant.
Members of the chat group were engaged in a debate over a fire that had razed down Kisumu’s Kibuye market.
Ranguma then apparently posted a statement with regards to the steps the county government had taken to resolve the situation.
One of the members praised Ranguma’s state saying he articulated the issue like 10 Railas, a statement that Ruth Odinga did not take kindly.
Sources - Tuko
ANC Party leader Musalia Mudavadi Sunday dismissed the Infotrack opinion poll that indicated less than one per cent back his presidential bid.
He termed it a fraud or a pre-April Fool's Day hoax. Mr Mudavadi said Infotrack had embarked on the same prank it unsuccessfully used in the run-up to 2013 to prop up certain candidates. "The fact that such sneaky polls are conducted to hoodwink Kenyans into despair is not new. They did it in 2007 and 2013 when their preferred candidates were whitewashed," he said.
The ANC leader said although he avoided commenting on presidential candidates' ratings, he had noted that the pollsters had morphed into businesses out to manipulate people's democratic rights to choose by creating despondency towards some candidates. "The ultimate aim is to create despair and apathy among supporters of given candidates. The worst aspect of engineered polls is to create a state of siege which easily translates into violent electoral contests," said Mudavadi.
He noted the same plot was on the cards in the current Infotrack poll and the aim was to create apathy among select Kenyans and said he would release a comprehensive statement today. "It is time Kenyans called a bluff and rein in pollsters out to undermine the electoral process," said Mudavadi.
Mudavadi said not long ago, Infotrack had a poll that said a majority of Kenyans were disgruntled against Jubilee. "What has changed in a space of weeks? It is time to probe the personal and financial relationship between pollsters and competitors in an election," said Mudavadi.
Sources – Standard Media
The National Assembly Majority Leader Aden Duale has told opposition leaders to stop blaming the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) for their problems and instead change their flag bearer.
Speaking during the handing ceremony of a school bus to Madrasah Khadija and Al-Imam Malik in Garissa, Mr Duale said if Cord wants IEBC disbanded, they should follow the procedures laid down in the Constitution.
He said Cord leader Raila Odinga is known to complain “when things do not go his way,” adding that the coalition collected “fake signatures” and that they should blame themselves instead of blaming the IEBC.
Cord has called for the disbandment of IEBC, accusing it of manipulation by the ruling Jubilee coalition after their Okoa Kenya Signatures were rejected.
CHANGE CAPTAIN
“In a football match if your team is not doing well what you should do is just change the captain instead of constantly blaming the referee. If you want to disband IEBC come with credible evidence, don’t just make noise,” said the Garissa Township MP.
Mr Duale said when Bungoma Senator Mosses Wetang’ula was cleared by IEBC over allegations that he bribed voters during a by-election in 2013 and in the recent Malindi by-elections where Cord emerged the winner, the coalition had no problem with the electoral commission but only demands for its disbandment when things do not favour them.
Mr Duale accused Cord of what he termed as double speak.
He said it did not make sense that they were quick to call for the disbandment of the polls body just because IEBC refused to give the Okoa Kenya exercise a clean bill of health for mistakes he termed as of their own making.
“They should stop taking Kenyans for a ride with their hypocrisy. IEBC was good when it ruled in favour of Cord recently when it declined to strike off Senator Wetang’ula’s name from the poll register,” he added.
Sources – Daily Nation