Public Service, Youth and Gender Affairs Chief Administrative Secretary (CAS) Rachel Shebesh has once again expressed confidence in Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) leader Raila Odinga's leadership.
Speaking on Monday, the former Nairobi woman representative referred to the former premier as the people's president, a title he was given by his followers and supporters after his 2018 mock swearing-in.
Shebesh noted that Raila remains an unquestioned national leader and the main man in Nyanza politics, adding that he should not be considered weak as a result of his current silence with regards to the 2022 general polls.
"Raila, the people's president, is still leading his people. Never in your wildest dreams should you imagine that he has lost his political footing. He is still at the helm of Nyanza which has for long been his bedrock," she said.
She was speaking on Kisumu's Radio Nam Lolwe on Monday morning.
The vocal politician also weighed in on the growing confusion in Central Kenya where leaders seem to be pulling from both sides. A section of Mt Kenya leaders has remained loyal to President Uhuru Kenyatta while others have defied Uhuru's calls for political calm, proceeding to openly endorse Deputy President William Ruto's 2022 presidential bid.
The region has also been seen to be at crossroads on its next move, considering that Uhuru is expected to retire after completing his second and last term in 2022.
However, Shebesh noted that things are under control and Uhuru remains the leader of the region until he states otherwise.
"Uhuru will not sit down and let his people be divided, he will do something at the right time," she said.
Uhuru has, however, remained silent on the issue, and the entire 2022 debate.