Why Raila is visiting Western Kenya

Coalition for Reforms and Democracy (CORD) leader Raila Odinga’s planned tour for the Western Kenya is a timely mitigation policy he has devised to tame the continued exodus of some leaders allied to Orange Democratic Movement (ODM).

This comes barely a week after the former Secretary General and Budalang’i legislator Ababu Namwamba and Funyula constituency Member of Parliament Dr. Paul Otuoma resigned from their posts citing frustrations in the ODM party. After their exit Mr.Namwamba has been on mainstream media maintaining that he will call upon Luhya leaders to form a third force as he has been organizing meetings with leaders in the region, the latest being Bungoma Governor Kenneth Lusaka (Who last week dissolved his New Ford Kenya party in favor of Jubilee).