Former Prime Minister Raila Odinga’s son Raila Junior has renewed his campaign to have bhang smoking legalized in Kenya, explaining why he is so desperate to have the ban on consumption of the weed lifted.
Raila Odinga Junior on Wednesday called for the Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu to support the legalisation of Bhang.
Through his twitter account, the son to ODM party leader Raila Odinga, requested Waititu to join the movement that seeks to have bhang legalised after the allegations made by Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko during Citizen TV’s JKLive show.
Gov Sonko just made some allegations about Waititu. I think Gov Waititu should now join the movement of legalising Marijuana for medicinal purposes, if it gets successful there will be no more hiding . #JKLive
— Raila Junior Odinga (@Railajunior) January 23, 2019
Sonko who had been put on the spot by Jeff Koinange, claimed that the Kiambu Governor and him (Sonko), used to smoke weed when Waititu was a Member of Parliament.
Raila Junior also claims that the banned drug has many other benefits, such as improving a user’s appetite, which he says is vital for persons living with HIV-AIDS who are undergoing treatment.
“Marijuana was used back in history as pain reliever during childbirth among other medicinal purposes. It can be used as a chronic pain reliever for cancers survivors or a stimulant for appetites that does not need to be smoked and this can help many patients including those affected with HIV-AIDS,” Raila Junior said during a recent radio interview.
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