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When Jubilee abandoned me, Raila helped me get a job, says Jirongo

Former Presidential candidate Cyrus Jirongo. He now claims Jubilee Government abandoned him during state appointments. [File, Standard]

Former Presidential candidate Cyrus Jirongo has revealed how opposition leader Raila Odinga rescued him from poverty and joblessness after allegedly being abandoned by the Jubilee Government.

Speaking during the burial of Julia Amayo, widow of former Karachuonyo MP Okiki Amayo at Kakdhimu village in Karachuonyo Constituency on Friday, Jirongo claimed senior Jubilee officials abandoned him as they dished out state jobs.

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