Orange Democratic Movement party leader Raila Odinga has slammed Kibra by-election opponents, insisting the party will emerge victorious.
Deputy President William Ruto recently vowed to 'teach' Raila a lesson in Kibra, insisting that Jubilee candidate McDonald Mariga is at pole position to succeed Ken Okoth.
The DP has been leading campaigns for Mariga, preferring his Karen home as the ideal campaign meeting point. He has hosted several delegations.
But on Saturday in an interview with Ramogi FM, Mr Odinga dismissed the competition, saying that the party enjoys support in the region than any other party.
Odinga laughed off at other candidates, saying that they are only escorting ODM to victory in November 7th by-election.
“We are poised for victory in Kibra for candidate Imran Okoth because ODM is the party of choice there. Other candidates are just escorting us to the polls.”
The former Prime Minister said Kibra polls are not similar to Ugenya by-election, arguing that the latter was a friendly game.
“I know some people mock us that we will lose like we did in Ugenya. But I want to tell them Ugenya race was a friendly match. It is different from Kibra,” he said.
Meanwhile, IEBC Communications Manager Tabitha Mutemi has denied claims by ODM that it was planning to rig the by-election.
“The IEBC does not rig elections. There are no direct benefits, it is not desirable and it serves no purpose to do so,” Mutemi said.