Former Raila Odinga aide Eliud Owalo speaks at a past event. [PHOTO/the-star.co.ke]
Former Raila Odinga aide Eliud Owalo has blamed the NASA presidential flag-bearer of making him lose in the Kibra constituency MP primaries.
Owalo accused Raila of having "parochial political interests" in the area and therefore using underhand means to ensure the ultimate winner was his favourite.
"I squarely blame Raila for mischievously instigating the selection of the ODM parliamentary candidate for Kibra. I have information that a decision had already been made by Raila to block Owalo," he said.
"As a professional I do not want to subject myself to an environment where my fate will be subject to the level of sycophancy I portray to Raila, both now and in the foreseeable future," he added.
"I will neither contest the results nor run for the Kibra parliamentary seat altogether," Owalo further said.
This comes after Owalo found his name missing in the ODM register on the day of elections.
Owalo also claimed that some ballot boxes were taken to Makadara constituency and yet they were meant to be used in Kibra.
He garnered 2,299 votes, losing to incumbent Ken Okoth who garnered 7,712 votes.