Raila’s team in secret talks over Miguna row
Prime Minister Raila Odinga. Photo/FILE
By ISAAC ONGIRI iongiri@ke.natiomedia.com
Posted Sunday, July 29 2012 at 23:30
Posted Sunday, July 29 2012 at 23:30
IN SUMMARY
- Group in two-day retreat to craft new political strategy ahead of elections
Prime Minister Raila Odinga and his campaign think-tank on Sunday went into a retreat to craft a new strategy to deal with the effects of politically damaging revelations contained in a book written by a former aide.
Mr Odinga is hosting the strategy meeting at an undisclosed venue within the city. He is expected to launch his political programme later.
The PM, who returned home from an official visit to China early last week, is expected to hold sessions with selected Cabinet ministers, MPs and members of his campaign secretariat.
A source in Mr Odinga’s camp revealed that participants in the retreat include political advisers and technocrats led by head of his campaign James Ongwae, Mr Oduor Ong’wen and a few university dons contracted to beef up the PM’s campaign advisory team.
Cabinet minister James Orengo and Budalang’i MP Ababu Namwamba have also been invited to the strategy meeting.
“It is an in-house meeting to compare notes and discuss how to move forward,” Mr Namwamba said.
On Monday, the team will expand to include more MPs, the secretariat and selected officials from his campaign lobby group, Friends of Raila (Fora).
“We are going to be locked away in a strategic phase for two days,” confirmed Mr Barack Muluka who is the Director of Communications at the PM’s campaign secretariat.
The PM’s campaign will resume on Thursday to implement the strategy agreed on during the retreat, he said.
“We are organising a massive campaign never seen in this country before,” revealed Gem MP Jakoyo Midiwo.
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