Raila Odinga has perfected the art of making mourners smile even laugh. He is just a genius in doing that.
During the late Bomet Governor Joyce Laboso’s memorial service, Raila has left mourners in stitches after revealing that President Uhuru Kenyatta and his Deputy Dr William Ruto are the founding fathers of his Orange Democratic Movement(ODM)
According to Raila, ODM is the successor of a grassroots people’s movement which was formed during the 2005 Kenyan constitutional referendum campaign. The referendum push saw Raila, Ruto and Uhuru feast on one plate.
The campaign was organized in two referendum camps, respectively referred to as Bananas (“yes”) and Oranges (“no”). The proposed new constitution was rejected by 57 per cent of the votes cast, while 43 per cent voted in favour.
Raila,Uhuru and Ruto were the key members of Orange which lost.
But people online cannot stop laughing from Raila Odinga’s statement. Some have even endorsed his presidency.
Raila has also revealed that the late Laboso formed the integral part of ODM reloaded with the likes of current Mombasa Governor Ali Hassan Joho.
However she approached him requesting to leave ODM because of the hostile reception from the people of her Rift Valley Region. Raila gave her permission willingly as he saw Laboso’s importance inside the government.