Vote for status quo at your peril, warns Raila

By TOM MATOKE tmatoke@ke.nationmedia.com AND OUMA WANZALA owanzala@ke.nationmedia.com  (email the author)

Posted  Sunday, February 17  2013 at  20:51

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• PM says voting for rivals in Jubilee alliance would haunt Kenyans

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Prime Minister Raila Odinga has asked Kenyans to make a choice in the elections that they would not regret in future.

Speaking in Nandi Hills Stadium during a political rally, Mr Odinga said the country had two options, one for status quo and another for reforms and it was upon Kenyans to choose which way to go.

“As voters you have to make a choice for your destiny. This means you have to choose between those who want status quo and those who will bring change in the country,” said the Prime Minister.

Mr Odinga said he was well placed to succeed President Kibaki as he had worked with him in the coalition government.

“President Kibaki was on the steering wheel and I was on the gear. Therefore, I am well placed to take over him,” said Mr Odinga.

During the rally, the Premier was given a leadership baton by the descendants of legendary Nandi Laibon Koitalel Samoei in which the PM was blessed to take over the presidency in the next elections.

Mr Odinga promised that his Coalition for Reforms and Democracy government would build a university and museum in honour of Koitalel arap Samoei who was killed by British soldiers in 1905.

“I would use the leadership baton which today has been given to me by the descendants of the great Nandi Laibon. This will help me unite and lead the country after the March 4 General Election,” he said.

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On police reforms, the PM said he was opposed to the appointments because the police oversight authority had raised concern over their credibility.

He asked the electoral commission to conduct a credible poll.

Mr Odinga also denied allegations that he was to blame over the cases facing Mr William Ruto and Uhuru Kenyatta at the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands.