Raila Odinga has defended his decision to boycott the just concluded presidential debate.
The Azimio presidential candidate while campaigning in Meru County on Tuesday, July 26 accused William Ruto of being tainted by corruption allegations.
He further added that a debate with him would provide a platform to sanitize his past.
“Mimi siwezi enda kwa debate na mtu ambaye ameiba mali ya uma kiasi hicho…sitaenda…,” said Odinga.
Moreover, Raila Odinga said the debate would provide Ruto the opportunity to propagate lies and shield himself from the corruption cloud on television.
“Mimi sitaenda kubishana na mtu kama huyo yeye aningojee kwa debe tuonane hapo,” he added.
Nonetheless, the Azimio leader was in Meru County on an invitation by Njuri Ncheke elders, who hosted him at their holy grounds in Nchiru Tigania.
Similarly, Odinga and Karua held rallies in Tigania and Igembe where they rallied the Meru region to garner votes for the Azimio ticket.
Likewise, Raila expressed confidence in getting better numbers compared to the past with Kiraitu Murungi and Peter Munya backing his candidature alongside other candidates from the region.
Furthermore, Mr. Odinga insisted and dismissed any possibility of sharing a stage with DP Ruto accusing him of grand corruption.
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Nevertheless, during his campaign rally, Raila Odinga mourned the 35 people who died in the Nithi bridge accident saying his first assignment in office will be to redesign the road and the Nithi bridge to end the carnage.
