Speaking in West Pokot County, Cord leader Raila Odinga said he was the best candidate to steer the country as it went through a transition.
Addressing rallies at Kacheliba, Sigor, Chepareria and Kapenguria, Mr Odinga said Cord was committed to real reforms which would be realised by fully implementing the Constitution.
“I know that we did not deliver on most of our 2007 promises because we shared power but we luckily managed to spearhead constitutional reforms that gave birth to the new Constitution,” he told locals at Makutano stadium.
He claimed that if his opponents truly cared for the challenges that Kenyans face, then they should donate part of “their more than 500,000 acre land to IDPs and squatters.”
Mr Odinga further said his government would be on the forefront to solve the region’s economic woes which he blamed on marginalisation by past regimes.
He promised to ensure that the stalled Ortum cement factory project saw the light of the day in addition to offering credit facilities to empower the pastoral community.
The former Lang’ata MP also took issue with the Jubilee alliance, saying it had resorted to smear campaigns against him in a bid to water down his track record after realising he was the man to beat in the race to State House.
“For instance they are going around claiming that I have plans to evict locals from Lelan area. I don’t have such plans,” the ODM leader said.
Former Kangundo MP Johnstone Muthama warned Rift Valley voters that the land issue could not be wished away.
“Uhuru should be kind enough to donate the massive land to landless people if he is really for what his campaign manifesto stands for,” he said.
He also tore into Information minister Samuel Poghisio’s senatorial bid saying he was a non-performer as West Pokot does not have a good telephone network yet he was the minister in charge.
- Daily Nation
