This archive report was first published on 24 December 2019.
Published on December 24, 2019, Siaya Senator James Orengo has expressed his suspicions that Kenyans may force Raila Odinga to be President in 2022.
Senator Orengo believes that many Kenyans hope that Mr. Odinga will lead the country to a 'promised land', but this quest has repeatedly failed, with Mr. Odinga and his supporters alleging election rigging.
Mr. Orengo, who is also the Senate minority leader, noted that it won't be a mock swearing-in this time round as had happened in 2018, when Mr. Odinga swore himself as the 'people's president' after the repeat presidential election on October 26, which his team in the National Super Alliance (Nasa) boycotted.
Mr. Orengo insisted that it is only through Mr. Odinga's leadership that Kenyans will attain the political liberation they have been yearning for, and that their support for Mr. Odinga will remain unchallenged.
He reiterated that recommendations in the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) report will be taken back to the people and ratified through a referendum, and that the BBI is seeking to unite the country.
Mr. Odinga further noted the need to exploit the country's rich but underutilized blue economy to create jobs, and that the proposed special economic zone will benefit greatly from upgraded port services.
