Raila Odinga reaches out to Ababu Namwamba as he visits MP's Budalang'i turf

A section of Budalang'i residents carry placards at Mau Mau as they protested against visit of CORD leader Raila Odinga yesterday. Raila was in a reconciliatory mood as he made his first entry in Busia County since rebellion rocked the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM). (PHOTO: BENJAMIN SAKWA/ STANDARD)

CORD leader Raila Odinga was yesterday in a reconciliatory mood as he made his first entry in Busia County since rebellion rocked the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM).

Raila pitched tent in Budalang’i and Funyula constituencies, the home turf of MPs Ababu Namwamba and Paul Otuoma, who have since resigned as ODM secretary general and vice chairman respectively. The CORD leaderasked the two MPs "to come back home" and even went further to term Namwamba as his son.