You will Appreciate Uhuru’s Work After He Leaves Office, Raila Says

ODM leader Raila Odinga says Kenyans will appreciate President Kenyatta’s work once he leaves office.

Odinga defended the president against claims that he has failed to deliver during his tenure, likening him to a prophet who is never accepted in his hometown.

He noted that he relates with President Uhuru since he was never appreciated for the work he did as the Minister for Roads.

“I know because I was the Minister of Roads. I am the one who planned most of these highways, all the bypasses in Nairobi, the Thika Highway even the Kenol-Marua road was planned during my time,” Odinga said.

He added: “I saw what Uhuru has done in the period that he became President. He gave his scorecard. I told some people that they will know what Uhuru did when he is no longer in office.”

Raila, who is seeking to succeed Kenyatta next year, says Uhuru could have achieved more if he had a supportive operating environment.

“Uhuru’s mind is in the right place. He has been focused but he has not been able to achieve what he wanted to achieve because of the environment in which he has been working. That itself has undermined his ability to deliver. He would have done much better if he had a supportive environment,” Odinga added.

He was speaking on Wednesday during a meeting with the Mount Kenya Foundation at Safari Park Hotel in Nairobi. The foundation endorsed him as its preferred presidential candidate.