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MP vows to resign if Raila is not sworn in

Speaking during the burial of veteran radio journalist Agao Patrobas on December 18, Nyando Member of Parliament Jared Okelo vowed to resign in two weeks if National Super Alliance (NASA) leader is not sworn in as the Peoples’ President.

The first time MP told mourners that he has always been sure of Raila’s win. “I went into Parliament not to sit in the Opposition benches but to support President Raila Odinga's policies as he discharges his mandate from the state house. I had scanned the environment, followed the polls and was confident of a Raila win,” he told them.

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