New faces behind Raila's 2022 powerful campaign machine

Raila Odinga, the ODM leader, has previously mounted serious presidential campaigns without meticulous and professional organisation.

This time, the former Prime Minister’s team is planning to consolidate his front-runner status with a wave of high-profile organising, fundraising and endorsement news when he enters the race officially later this year.

Raila’s presidential campaign has been burning the midnight oil, assembling powerful, well-respected professionals who will manage his presidential campaign.

Apart from mobilising campaign cash, Raila’s team is tapping decades-old friendships to line up support, people with direct knowledge of his campaign strategy said