I Would Support Raila 20 Times for the Sake of this Country, Kalonzo Says

Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka has defended his decision to drop his presidential bid to support ODM chief Raila Odinga.

Speaking during an interview with KTN News on Monday, Musyoka stated that he would back Odinga 20 times for the sake of the country’s unity.

Musyoka, a former vice president, made it clear that his decision to forego his presidential ambitions in favor of Raila was a selfless move and not a bargaining chip.

“I said for the third time, now if people asked me if I would support Raila Odinga 20 times I would, I will if that’s what it would mean to keep this nation together,” Musyoka stated.

“I pray that he becomes the next president, and I will traverse different parts of this country to campaign for him.”

The wiper leader also defended his earlier remarks where he stated that would be a fool to support Odinga’s State House bid for the third time.

Musyoka explained that his remarks were based on an agreement they made that Odinga would back his 2022 presidential bid regardless of the outcome of the 2017 election.

“The reason I kept saying I would be a big fool is because I knew the contents of the original agreement, because the document said whether he won or lost in 2017, in 2022 Raila Odinga was going to support our candidature but now that is water under the bridge,” said Musyoka.

“I can sleep soundly because I have let Kenyans know why I was saying I will be a being fool because I had this document in my possession and everybody had it. But I have said with a clean heart, let it off my chest because I am a born-again believer,” he added.

Odinga, 77, was on Saturday endorsed by over 20 political parties as the presidential flagbearer for the Azimio La Umoja coalition.