{"id":915394,"date":"2022-01-11T17:22:06","date_gmt":"2022-01-11T17:22:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/news\/2022\/01\/11\/raila-mutua-meets-kiambu-technorats-ahead-of-saturdays-mega-rally-in-mt-kenya-photos\/"},"modified":"2022-01-11T17:22:06","modified_gmt":"2022-01-11T17:22:06","slug":"raila-mutua-meets-kiambu-technorats-ahead-of-saturdays-mega-rally-in-mt-kenya-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/01\/11\/raila-mutua-meets-kiambu-technorats-ahead-of-saturdays-mega-rally-in-mt-kenya-photos\/","title":{"rendered":"Raila, Mutua Meets Kiambu Technorats Ahead of Saturday&#8217;s Mega Rally in Mt Kenya (Photos)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<article>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/3832f99f9aa042b4bb95309922e32563\" alt=\"Image\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Even as DP William Ruto takes a break from active campaigns and retreats to strategize with his campaigns team, ODM Party boss Raila Odinga is leaving nothing to chance as far as the search for Mt Kenya vote is concerned.<\/p>\n<p>The former premier was on Tuesday, hooked up in Upper Hill Nairobi, engaging with a section of the Kiambu county youth ahead of Saturday&#8217;s mega rally in Thika town.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/9bad050677074a248776b6f1c4d92f0e\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The Orange party boss was joined by US-Based lawyer Makau Mutua, who has since declared his support for Raila Odinga and his Azimio la Umoja movement. Others present were ODM Secretary General Edwin Sifuna and renowned lawyer Anne Kariuki.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/7770f0b6186e4978b12126bdf12121bc\"\/><\/p>\n<p>According to reports, Raila held meeting with students leaders, technocrats and Jua Kali sector representatives, who promised to support his Azimio La Umoja movements.<\/p>\n<p>On Saturday, Raila has announced that he will h<span style=\"color: rgb(33, 37, 41);\">old a mega rally in Thika, Kiambu County. This will act as the official start of Raila&#8217;s 2022 campaigns and he will be looking forward to seeking support from a region largely considered as Ruto&#8217;s stronghold in the past.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: rgb(33, 37, 41);\">We are going to have our first campaigns of 2022 in Thika on Saturday, where we are going to engage residents of Murang&#8217;a and Kiambu in Thika&#8221; stated Raila.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/9d6b2b685acc4c2d83099395d32bf11f\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The former premier will be expected to be joined by his Handshake allies from the Mt Kenya region who have since declared their readiness to campaign for him in the region. <\/p>\n<p>Already, former Kiambu Governor William Kabogo, who had leaned towards his Azimio camp, has announced that he will most likely be working with the OKA coalition ahead of 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Content created and supplied by: NRMedia (via  Opera<br \/>\nNews )<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<p class=\"copyright hide\">\n<span class=\"content\">    ,  .   ,     .       () , , , , , , , , .      \/ ,  and\/or  .     ,  , and\/or  ,      and\/or     <\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"see-more\"><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<section class=\"tags\">\nKiambu<br \/>\nMutua<br \/>\nODM Party<br \/>\nRaila Odinga<br \/>\nWilliam Ruto<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Even as DP William Ruto takes a break from active campaigns and retreats to strategize with his campaigns team, ODM Party boss Raila Odinga is leaving nothing to chance as far as the search for Mt Kenya vote is concerned. 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