Renowned lawyer Ambrose Weda has hailed the current good blood playing out between the nation's top leaders, President Uhuru Kenyatta and opposition chief Raila Odinga.
In an interview on KBC English Service on Wednesday morning, he lauded their anticipated joint tour of Kisumu set for Thursday, December 13.
The High Court Advocate noted that only Odinga can safely do the same, narrating how he landed in trouble when he accompanied Uhuru to the lakeside region during a past vote hunting mission.
Weda, a native of Nyanza, and a close ally of the Head of State said that he paid dearly for associating with Uhuru, alongside former Secretary General of The National Assembly (TNA) party Onyango Oloo.
"I and Onyango Oloo accompanied Uhuru to Kisumu and swore to defend him with our lives because we were seeing far, past the political enmity that existed then between him and Raila.
"However, it was taken negatively by my people who accused me of betraying them. My property in my rural home in Kisumu was burnt for allegedly being a traitor," he said.
He called upon the region to embrace people with different opinions, especially on matters politics, and desist from considering them enemies.
Uhuru and Raila are expected to also hold several stops in the region after officially launching the Universal Healthcare Coverage in Kisumu.
On Friday, the leaders are expected to preside over more launches in the neighboring Siaya County.
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