Misleading anti-Raila narrative in Mt Kenya is finally changing

Azimio la Umoja presidential candidate Raila Odinga (right) with his deputy Martha Karua after being coronated as an elder at Wanguru Stadium in Kirinyaga. [Kibata Kihu, Standard]

I have no idea who, between Raila Odinga and William Ruto, will win the August 9 election. Both candidates have pitched camp in Central Kenya, aka 'the Mountain', hoping to maximise support.

Whether Raila gets votes on the Mountain or not is not the point here. The point is this. That against all odds in the anti-Raila narrative on the Mountain, Uhuru Kenyatta and Martha Karua among other leaders are braving the storm to undo the five-decade narrative is extremely encouraging. Such narratives can be generated against anyone today or in the future.