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President Uhuru Kenyatta and Deputy President William Ruto tried to lure Raila Odinga into dividing CORD, says Machakos Senator Johnstone Muthama

From left: Machakos Senator Johnstone Muthama, MPs Nicholas Gumbo (Rarieda), David Ochieng’ (Ugenya) and Gideon Ochanda (Bondo) dance during the pre-wedding ceremony of Siaya Senator James Orengo’s daughter in Ugenya, Siaya County, on Saturday. [PHOTO: COLLINS ODUOR/STANDARD]

Did President Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy William Ruto attempt to get CORD leader Raila Odinga to dump his co-principal Kalonzo Musyoka after the 2013 General Election?

Machakos Senator Johnstone Muthama claims the two leaders airlifted Raila from the Maasai Mara on April 13 to State House for talks in an attempt to strike a deal that would have seen the ODM party leader accept political retirement and leave Kalonzo in the cold.

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