Raila Odinga , the Party Leader for Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) has downplayed his humiliating loss the party suffered in the Ugenya and Embakasi South by-elections held on Friday, April 6.
Raila also told off those claiming the party was becoming weak because of the losses it suffered in the mini-polls, one of which was conducted in its stronghold.
Addressing the press at his Capital Hill office in Nairobi where he held a meeting with a section of Kalenjin leaders on Monday, Raila stated the fact that the ODM party lost in two by-elections was a none issue.
According to the former prime minister, losing or winning is expected in every election and therefore it is not a big deal.
In the Friday by-elections, Christopher Karan of ODM was defeated by his predecessor Mr Ochieng who vied on MDG in the Ugenya parliamentary race after bolting out of the Orangeparty in 2017. In Nairobi, it was a painful loss for ODM’s Irshad Sumra who conceded defeat to Joseph Mawathe of Wiper Party.