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Sam Ongeri crosses to ODM, eyes Senate seat

CORD leader Raila Odinga prepares to cap Sam Ongeri after his defection from Jubilee to ODM at Gusii stadium. (Photo: Wanson Emmanuel/Standard)

Kenya’s representative to the UN-Habitat immediately announced he would vie for the Kisii Senate seat. Raila said the Senate needed experienced politicians and compared it to the US's House of Commons.

He said President Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy William Ruto had perfected the art of launching road projects yet there was no funding for such projects in the budget.

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