NASA presidential flag bearer
Raila Odinga has dismissed the notion that the solid soil is politically held hostage yesteryear 2 families.
He said it was incorrect for Kenyans to propagate that President Uhuru Kenyatta together with himself bask the trappings of dynasties.
The Opposition leader said he joined politics on his volition, dissimilar claims that he was seconded yesteryear his manly somebody nurture the belatedly Jaramogi Oginga Odinga.
Uhuru, on the other hand, is the boy of Kenya's founding manly somebody nurture who worked alongside Oginga Odinga afterward the British colonial era.
The 2 families remove maintain remained dominant inward the Kenyan political scenes over the years alongside the contest for the presidency centred some them.
This has been the example salve for the fourth dimension when retired President Daniel Moi was at the country's helm for 24 years.
Even at that time, Raila emerged every bit the frontrunner inward the calls for multi-party commonwealth earlier Moi chose Uhuru every bit his successor ahead of the 2002 polls.
But when he merely appeared for the presidential fence on Monday, the NASA principal said he has risen the political ranks yesteryear virtue of his ain drive.
"It is incorrect to allege that Kenyatta together with Oginga Odinga families remove maintain held Republic of Kenya at ransom every bit the merely 2 families that tin privy lead."
"While Uhuru was invited into politics yesteryear his mentor, I came into it alone. It was non through the invitation of my manly somebody nurture but out of conviction," Raila said.
The 2 are facing off inward the August eight full general election which has likewise attracted 6 other candidates.
For his part, the ODM leader said the election remains historic every bit it testament grade the "end of the long walk to Kenyan's liberty from bad governance".
"It has been a long journey. August eight testament endure a historic day. At the halt of the day, Kenyans testament emerge victorious. I wishing President Uhuru well."
Raila added that the solid soil is on the brink of making history through the polls adding that his squad testament congratulate Jubilee if they win.
"In the unlikely upshot that nosotros produce non win, nosotros testament congratulate Jubilee. There testament endure no violence,"
Raila said calming fears of a repeat of the events of 2007/08.
During the 2007 full general election, the solid soil suffered violence which left over 1,300 dead together with 650,000 displaced from their homes together with businesses.
"Kenyans inward urban areas should non run away. Let us come upward out together with vote. We should non lose fifty-fifty a unmarried vote because of fear," he said.
Raila urged his supporters non to autumn prey to the "scarecrow proverb at that topographic point testament endure violence during polls."
On matters integrity, the NASA candidate said his direction testament occur the regulation of zero-tolerance to corruption.
He said the squad which brings together Kalonzo Musyoka (NASA deputy presidential candidate),
Musalia Mudavadi, Isaac Rutto together with Moses Wetang'ula testament non produce trouble organisation alongside the government.
"NASA leaders testament non produce trouble organisation alongside the government, neither testament nosotros permit our relatives to accept role inward the same."
The opposition principal said the electrical flow direction has shamefully brewed nepotism at the expense of character service for citizens.
"If nosotros count the seat out of relatives of those inward authorities alongside jobs inward the same administration, it is embarrassing. I don't desire to larn downwardly that lane."
