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Western charts own path without Raila

President William Ruto with Prime CS Musalia Mudavadi, Busia Governor Paul Otwoma and Health CS Susan Nakhumicha, among other Western Kenya leaders, at Busia County Referral Hospital, August 26, 2023. [Benjamin Sakwa, Standard]

For close to three decades, Azimio leader Raila Odinga has enjoyed a fanatic following in the Western region.

Mulembe Nation has wholeheartedly supported Raila in his five unsuccessful stabs at the presidency in 1997, 2007, 2013, 2017 and 2022.

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