Mt Kenya Tycoons Throw Weight Behind Raila's 2022 Presidential Bid
The Mount Kenya Foundation (MKF) on Wednesday threw their weight behind ODM leader Raila Odinga’s 2022 presidential bid.
The foundation made up of wealthy businesspeople drawn from the Mt Kenya region endorsed the candidature of Odinga in a meeting held at Safari Park Hotel.
“The purpose of today’s meeting is to host the forthcoming president of Kenya so that we can escort him to Kasarani for Azimio la Umoja,” MKF Chairman Peter Munga said.
The meeting was attended by senior government officials including four Cabinet Secretaries from Mt Kenya region, Interior Principal Secretary Karanja Kibicho, four governors, and several MPs. The resolutions of the meeting were read by Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Peter Munya.
“Azimio la Umoja guarantees the continuity of the legacy and projects implemented by President Uhuru Kenyatta. The people of Mt. Kenya have no confidence in sweet talking people who want to take advantage of our problems and use them as fodder for electioneering without offering concrete solutions.”
“We have also witnessed what corruption can do to an economy and cannot imagine a Kenya where looters are in-charge. Our economy-related issues are complex and cannot be reduced to a mere slogan, catchy phrases or handouts,” said Munya in reference to Deputy President William Ruto’s presidential bid.
MKF said they settled on Odinga because he has demonstrated commitment to “guarantee our fair share of government commensurate with our real population strength. A commitment to increase the devolution fund and respect for property rights.”
Odinga, who is expected to formally declare his State House bid at the Azimio La Umoja national convention at Kasarani Stadium on Friday, was present in the meeting.
Comments (48)
Do not mess with money. Money talks. The backing of rich Kikuyus will deliver the Presidency to Raila. Period!
Mwakilishi, this is garbage! I am very very wealthy kikuyu man from Limuru and this does not reflect what I will do. I have 10 companies raking in billions of shillings every year and as far as am concerned my vote us for Ruto. Unlike Uhuru am a principled person—I was personally there and helped broker deal between and Ruto and the initial agreement was 10 for Uhuru and 10 for Ruto.
I know some silly and arrogant fools will comment here and say….am very rich or my wealth is ill gotten and wants Ruto to protect me. Ad pastor Nganga would say—Lubbish. The fact is you haters and your haterade will never be as successful as I am. And no, I was not born with a silver spoon. I cleaned butts and became NP in the US and became very successful in my LLC then relocated back to Kenya with even more investments. Wacheni ujinga haters
RAO WILL BE YOUR PREZZO.MIA HAU
Mbwa kasia wewe
Stop lying to Kenyans! Wealthy my foot! Drug lord supplier; eeee!
Kihii wewe
Shonoka wee! I thought wii Muthomu! Wewe Kirimu!
@ kui we wii caitani! Shenzi
You are the silly and arrogant foolish man! Shut your damn bick! Tumia pesa yako ya wizi to wipe your freaking rotten ass! You have joined UDA, the party of thieves to steal from Kenyans! Is that what you call principled you idiot! Mafi ya Kuku! Wewe mjinga kwenda huko! Shetani!
Kirigu giiki
Tarora hau thuruari-Ini yaku wone a tiny kamucuthi…! Kirimu wee! Nyukua ataire mwana kioro akiinukia thigira…!
Kui we giti giaku nikinungi muno 😷
And keep in mind you have betrayed and sold those women and children Ruto burned alive in Kiambaa in 2007! Stop your stupidity and ignorance! Kubafu wewe! Mwizi Harare!
Damn fool
Who is the damn fool here? You are the worst of the worst! Muici! No wonder you are supporting another thief! Nyukua really tried to give birth to a very foolish man! She cries every night when she thinks of how a stupid idiot you are! Surely she has disowned you by now!
Kui thii uhaice thoguo giti giki kia mundu
Thoguo ahiana nyau ya githaka na mucuthi wake nita gathundo 🤭
There are many quiet wealthy folks all over kenya! So the wheelbarrow you pushed around made you rich, you muthafaka?
Stop telling some damn lies to the youths of kenya fool! Kwenda chukua another cursed wheelbarrow you stupid and keep your mouth shut!
We know what NP do with those LLC in America! Why open so many LLC like the thieving MP Rigathi? Money laundering avenues? Bure kabisa!
You ain’t nothing more than a drug peddler. Wacha kundaganya wengine!
Thii utinio mboco
Tinia ya nyukwa gati gaka! Na ukule!
@Ciru senye yako inateee
Nai smell nikiwa hapa
Enda uoge please
Huyu ni mtu wa Madawa ya Kulevia. Stop lying fool! Those 10 companies are doing illegal businesses! DCI investigate!
Wacha wivu
Usiskilie hard work yangu wivu bro
Si Ruto also claims he has done so hard work? You ain’t the first to go to America. You are a well know drug Peddler! Isn’t that why you quickly left the USA? They are steal looking for you! Glad you appeared here for them to track you! I will pass your hiding information to the FBI! You can’t be killing the brains of young Kenyans!
@ mwaniki I don’t respond to people of your class but I think itt”still” not “steal.” You welcome 🤗
Rich people never broadcast their wealth. You are a hustler. Do not lie.
@ sokora Wewe endelea kuwa sokora wachana na mimi ndugu
Moi tried this, and failed. All these tycoons were in KANU, but failed to deliver the region to KANU. My Kenya vote as individuals, not as a group. Uhuru lost Gatundu in 1997.
Rao will b ur prezzo.Mia hau
Ndamia uke na giciko urie 🤤
Mjinga Kama Hutu ni Shetani! Bure kabisa!!
@Mwaniki tiga urimu… thii woee nwakwa wicurie😂😂😂😂
Giti giki! Haicwo hakiri icio ciaku ciihuire igunyu
Tunaweza make Raila the 5th president!
Ruto ni Mwizi na muuaji!
With money, anything is possible in Kenya.
BS Wealth. I am poor material wise but blessed spiritually and with basic needs. I have a brain and will follow my sound mind. I don’t follow or look up to earthy rich fools
@yahoo CNA wacha stori mob
Wacha fitina my friend 😁😁😁
@ Kimia Hamwe good luck to your wealth but nobody is interested in knowing how wealthy you are and your level of arrogance speaks volume. Kenya politics is corrupt period. So whoever the want they will elect.
Wacha wivu na fitina babaa
Huyu ni nugu! Useless power character trying to glorify himself for nothing! No Kama ule mowingine call mkenya halisi! These are the guys cheating the diasporas stealing their money! He probably sleeps under a culvert - mutaro! Huyu hana kitu. Yeye masikini!
Ciru thicwo hakiri icio ciihurite maai na mai
folks, why are you all responding to someone who is using the pseudonym of "Kimia Hamwe?" It shows he is a shallow-minded individual with no sense of creativity or imagination and all he wants to do is start trouble.
@Bobby ngui ino
Kibe 😂😂😂😂😂
Game might be 2 close to call but an old tired Raila will go the way of Jaramogi. Reigned but never ruled. He reps the past while Ruto reps the future. He reps the witches and warlocks, sorcerers and devil worshippers. Luciferians and Satanists.
A wheelbarrow has no future! It’s a symbol of poverty driven mentality! It is the worst thing Ruto can use as he tries to ride on the shoulders of the poor masses! You can read Ruto through his bulging ugly teeth! Only a stupid fool that can figure Ruto out! I would never vote for a criminal!
Even the rich an mighty die alone
@manny not quite
Look at my rich wealthy friend liquor guy keroche in Naivasha
They toured him in naivasha before burying him
Go Raila Go .
If it wasn't for Baba they would be a civil war in Kenya as we Speak