President Uhuru Kenyatta’s visit was so much anticipated. Of course he is not going to the region empty handed. He has a bag full of goodies that are set to be given to the residents. Some people will say these are the fruits of the handshake. Yes i will agree they are.
But the projects have been made public except one thing that most people are not aware of that President Uhuru will be doing in his visit in Raila Odinga backyard.
President Uhuru Kenyatta will on Friday visit Jaramogi Oginga Odinga home in Bondo to pay tribute to the late Fidel Odinga.
EALA MP Oburu Oginga said the president will visit the home, known as Kang’o ka Jaramogi, after attending a graduation ceremony at Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology.
Uhuru and ODM leader Raila Odinga will be conferred with honorary degrees at the graduation ceremony.
Oburu, who is Jaramogi’s eldest son, said it will be the “second time Uhuru is seeking a blessing from Jaramogi”.
The MP said the first time Uhuru visited Jaramogi’s resting place was when he was the Gatundu MP.
“I had invited him for a harambee at Nyamira Girls’ High School, a few metres from our rural home when he decided to pass by for the blessing before he scooped the presidency seat in 2013,” Oburu said.
He said the visit will cement ties the two families have had over the years before politics sparked divisions between them.
Oburu said he recalls how his father shed tears when he received news of the demise of former President Jomo Kenyatta’s death.
He said Uhuru’s visit is not political, but purely due to the long-term friendship between the Odinga and Kenyatta families.