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Endorse Matiang’i for the top seat, Gusii leaders urge Raila

Interior CS Fred Matiang’i greets former Prime Minister Raila Odinga as Kisii Governor James Ongwae looks on at the burial of former Nyaribari Masaba MP Hezron Manduko in Kisii County. (Sammy Omingo, Standard)

Gusii leaders yesterday put ODM leader Raila Odinga under pressure to endorse Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i for presidency.

At the burial of former Nyaribari Masaba MP Hezron Manduku, Raila was swamped with pleas to endorse Matiang’i but he side-stepped them, fondly describing the CS as his son who deserved nothing but the best.

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