Nasa presidential flag bearer Raila Odinga at a past rally. [Photo/ bbc.com]
Mombasa governor aspirant Suleiman Shahbal has launched a scathing attack on NASA presidential candidate Raila Odinga.
Shahbal, who is seeking to unseat Mombasa Governor Hassan Joho on a Jubilee party ticket, said Raila played an immense role in the second liberation of Kenya, but he is no longer relevant in the current political scene. Speaking on Saturday when members of the Luo community pledged to back his candidature, Shahbal said Raila was outdated."Raila is outdated. He was very good when he was fighting for the second liberation, but that is now history. We now need to move forward," said Shahbal.Shahbal also hit out at Raila, accusing him of using and dumping people for his own selfish gains, The Star reports."If Raila was a man who keeps his word, former ODM Pentagon members like DP William Ruto, Tourism CS Najib Balala, presidential candidate Joe Nyaga and former lands CS Charity Ngilu would not have dumped him," said Shahbal, as quoted by the daily.He said Raila cannot be president because he is incapable of uniting people."My friends, this is a leader taking his community to darkness and despair. You may not like this, but that is the truth," he added.