Azimio presidential candidate Rail Odinga pledges to revive key projects in Meru.
Azimio la Umoja coalition presidential aspirant Raila Odinga and his running mate the iron lady Martha Karua took their vote hunt to Meru yesterday as they escalated plans to lock the vote-rich region.
Meru has over 800,000 which is close to 1million votes at stake.
Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka, Senators Enock Wambua and Mutula Kilonzo Jnr, Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Peter Munya, and East Africa Legislative Assembly MP Mpuru Aburi were among Raila’s entourage.
Others were MPs Junet Mohamed, Babu Owino and Cotu Secretary General Francis Atwoli.
Raila and his team landed at Aburi’s home near Mikinduri before leaving for their first rally in Mikinduri town where he pledged to complete roads, water and other projects that had stalled in Tigania East Sub-county.
Aburi listed several tarmac roads and St Angela University projects that had been delayed.
Munya claimed the dam project, which was supposed to help inhabitants in the semi-arid region, has stalled, but that residents should vote for Raila to have it finished.
The ODM boss reminded residents that he built the Meru-Mikinduri-Maua road when he served as Roads minister.
Raila reaffirmed his commitment to provide free education up to the university level, as well as accessible, dependable, and cheap healthcare to all Kenyans.
“From next year, there will be no more school fees to enable all children to get an education,” he said.
He stated that by September, he will give job chances for unemployed teachers “so that our students can acquire a solid education and productive jobs to help themselves and their children, not to push wheelbarrows.”
A digital generation cannot push wheelbarrows, he said as he urged the people to vote for him.
Karua said Raila’s record as a development-conscious leader was known and he was trustworthy.
“We know his record, Raila is the remedy for roads and other infrastructure projects. We want nearly all Mt Kenya votes for the country to move forward,” Karua said.
She said in Munya, the interests of the region in terms of development of agriculture and business were assured.
She said: “When you see Kalonzo and all these leaders whose record is known, the best interests of Kenyans are safe.”
Munya expressed confidence in Raila’s ability to complete the projects that had stopped due to misuse of cash, which he blamed on mismanagement.
The leaders then trooped to Kinoru stadium, where Raila urged Meru residents to elect him and be part of the third liberation.
