[Prof. Sam Ong’eri in a past rally. He will be received by ODM leader Raila Odinga ta Gusii stadium in a ceremony that will be attended by local leaders on Monday. Photp/Hivisasa.com]
ODM leader Raila Odinga is set to receive UN Habitat ambassador to his party on Monday at a colorful ceremony to be held in Gusii stadium, Senator Janet Ong’era has confirmed.
Ong’eri, a former powerful minister and an ally of President Uhuru Kenyatta ditched Jubilee Party and is expected to run for senatorial seat in Kisii County on August.
Ong’era said the former Nyaribari Masaba MP will be received with other hundreds of defectors from Jubilee Party.
“It is true that Prime Minister Odinga will be receiving Ong’eri on Monday and the event shall be held at Gusii stadium,” she told the reporter.
The former ODM executive added: “We are also expecting hundreds of other senior government officials to join our camp.”
Raila, who is facing a major threat from Jubilee Party over Gusii region, had to cancel a trip Moyale and Mandera that was scheduled on Monday.
He will later on travel to Vanga in South Coast for burial of Kwale senator Boy Juma Boy who passed away on Sunday.