After raiding Ruto's backyard, Nasa takes rallies to Mt Kenya

NASA Principal and ODM leader Raila Odinga addressing a crowd at Timau trading centre Meru County on Monday Febraury 27, 2017. Photo/ Emmanuel Wanson
NASA Principal and ODM leader Raila Odinga addressing a crowd at Timau trading centre Meru County on Monday Febraury 27, 2017. Photo/ Emmanuel Wanson

Nasa leaders began a tour of Mt Kenya regions on Monday to meet the people and tell them about the Opposition coalition.

Cord leader Raila Odinga said they will visit

Meru county on Monday and Tharaka Nithi on Tuesday.

"They will put us on the weighing scale and gauge who they will vote for," Raila said at Wilson

Airport on Monday.

"We will address

issues that affect

Kenya

and outline what

we intend to do to improve lives."

Nasa will also visit Timau

and

Maua regions

ahead of the August 8 general election.

Nasa brings together Raila, who is also ODM leader,

Kalonzo Musyoka (Wiper), Moses Wetang'ula (Ford Kenya) and Musalia Mudavadi (Amani National Congress).

The leaders have been touring areas perceived to be Jubilee strongholds to marshal support ahead of the poll. They started their onslaught in Eldoret on Saturday following the official signing of their agreement.

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In DP William Ruto's backyard, the Opposition leaders told supporters that their alliance was

the better alternative.

Raila said they took the rally there to ensure the 'stronghold' narrative is changed.

"I think we don't have Jubilee or Cord strongholds anymore. Kenyans have moved on since 2013. Nasa

is a

completely

different animal. We want to make our assessment," he said.

Jubilee Party and the Opposition have been racing against time to win support from different regions.

Raila has been keen on from the political fallout between Ruto and a number of his allies including Bomet Governor Isaac Rutto and Kanu's call to support Uhuru's reelection.

Rift Valley voted overwhelmingly for Raila, who was the ODM presidential flag bearer in 2007, but in the 2013 election, the ground shifted, with Raila garnering few votes in the region.

"The elections will tell us the reality on the ground. We should stop classifying regions as Jubilee or Cord strongholds," Raila said.

During the Saturday rally,

Raila said the Jubilee government has failed in ensuring that Kenyans have enough to eat by ignoring farmers in North rift.

"We are here to show that Eldoret is the headquarter of North Rift and the breadbasket of Kenya. It is sad that the Jubilee government continues to fail Kenyans starting with the DP's home area," he said.

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