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Raila touts rural transformation agenda to curb migration to cities

ODM leader Raila Odinga during the final farewell to Mama Dorcas Ntimama. [Emmanuel Wanson, Standard]

ODM leader Raila Odinga has said that transforming Kenya from a poor to a prosperous country will require a deliberate focus on turning around the fortunes of rural Kenya.

Raila, who is currently on a private tour of the United Arabs Emirates (UAE), seems to have reinvigorated his charm offensive to succeed President Uhuru Kenyatta.

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