Raila's Sh1 Million Per Head Dinner at Villa Rosa Kempinski Postponed

A planned dinner for ODM leader Raila Odinga that was set to take place next week has been postponed.

Odinga was set to host the dinner at the five-star Villarosa Kempinski Hotel in Nairobi on December 7th, with attendants being required to part with Sh1 million each to dine with the ODM party leader. The aim of the event was to raise funds for Odinga’s 2022 presidential campaign.

On Friday, Embakasi East MP Babu Owino said the invite-only event organized by Odinga’s supporters has been deferred to a later date to give room for enough preparations.

“Dinner postponed to a later date due to overwhelming support to enable us to prepare well and get a bigger venue,” he said.

President Kenyatta used a similar strategy in 2017 where Sh500 million was reportedly raised during a two-hour dinner at Safari Park Hotel.

Raila is expected to officially declare his 2022 State Hose bid at the national Azimio La Umoja forum scheduled for December 10th at Kasarani Stadium.

"December 10th, will be a big day to Kenya. I welcome all Kenyans to Nairobi so that they can come and listen to my special message to the Nation," Raila said during his Azimio La Umoja, Mt Kenya chapter last month.

Odinga, who is deemed to be President Kenyatta’s preferred successor following their March 2018 handshake, will be giving his fifth stab at the presidency, having come short in 1997, 2007, 2013, and 2017.