Raila, Karua: Strange bedfellows with rich reform credentials

Azimio la Umoja One Kenya flag bearer Raila Odinga unveils Martha Karua as his running mate at KICC in Nairobi on May 16, 2022. [Standard].

 The decision by Azimio la Umoja One Kenya presidential candidate Raila Odinga to pick Narc-Kenya leader as his running mate came as a surprise to many Kenyans.

Raila and Karua were elected for the first time as MPs Langata and Gichugu constituencies, respectively, during the 1992 General Election and have been strange bedfellows but share reforms agenda credentials. The Azimio la Umoja One Kenya presidential candidate was elected on a Ford Kenya party ticket which was led at the time by his late father Jaramogi Oginga Odinga while the Narc Kenya leader was elected on Democratic Party then led by former President Mwai Kibaki. This was during the first multi-party General Election.