This archive report was first published on 15 October 2021.
On October 15, 2021, Raila Odinga, the leader of the ODM party, rallied his supporters in Nairobi, urging them to register as voters and hand him the votes to steer an economic revolution.
Speaking at the Kamukunji grounds, a symbolic venue for the struggle for pluralism in the 90s, Odinga said, "Nimerudi Kamukunji kupiga mbiu la mgambo (I'm back to Kamukunji to sound the trumpet)," and "Jogoo kesha wika mara tatu. Sasa kumekucha (the cock has crowed thrice. It is time).">
Odinga, who is preparing for a fifth run for president, buoyed by the apparent support of President Kenyatta, defended his pledge of Sh6,000 monthly for each poor household, explaining that he will increase the cash transfer by Sh100 billion from the current Sh37 billion to benefit two million people.
He urged eligible voters to register to make his dream, and their dream of having a stable economy, come true, and exhorted supporters to "come out in masses" to register and not to "let him down this time".
According to the electoral body, in Nairobi County, where ODM leader enjoys a huge following, only four per cent of targeted voters have listed, while 202,518 new voters have registered nationally in the past seven days, which is way below the target of 1.5 million.
