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Mount Kenya people will not allow Raila Odinga to rule - Shujaa Otiende

Joseph Otiende, after whom Nairobi’s Otiende estate is named, is the only member of Jomo Kenyatta first Cabinet still alive. The 99-year-old spoke about the chances of a Raila presidency, why he is not rich and how he almost became President of Tanzania

How much did you earn as salary when you joined Bunge at independence as Kenya’s first Education minister?

Our role those days was to champion wananchi issues in Parliament. Today, it’s a sorrowful situation, because leaders put their interests first. Parliament was not a place for corruption at the time. I wonder why the MPs are paid hefty salaries.

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