Nothing will stop planned referendum, says Raila Odinga

CORD leader Raila Odinga meets embattled Kilifi North MP Gideon Mung‘aro (left) as Kilifi County Senator Stewart Madzayo (centre) looks on during the burial of the late Kaya elder Pekeshe Ndeje at Ruruma village Saturday. Ndeje, who had converted to Christianity and baptised Moses Abraham Pekeshe, was an ally of prominent CORD leaders. [PHOTO: GIDEON MAUNDU/STANDARD]

KILIFI COUNTY: Coalition for Reforms and Democracy leader Raila Odinga has said the push for the referendum is unstoppable despite its dismissal by President Uhuru Kenyatta as an avenue for wasting public money.

Addressing mourners in Kilifi Saturday, Raila said the referendum would ensure enough money goes to the counties and that the expenditure is protected by the Constitution.