ODM leader Raila Odinga has appealed to party members to invest in the 2017 elections to ensure victory against Jubilee Party.

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Raila, who met with ODM delegates from the Western region on Friday, said the August 2017 polls will be a battle between the status quo versus change.

"It is going to be our own final battle between good and evil; between forces of status quo and corruption and tribalism that have always undermined our progress and the forces for change.

"This will be our version of what the Bible calls; the Armageddon or the battle between David and Goliath. I believe strongly that we, in David’s camp and flying David’s flag, will triumph over the ugly giant called Goliath," he added.

He told the members that beating Jubilee next year was a civic and patriotic duty that everyone who loves this country must aspire to, adding that it is a goal they must realise for the sake of the country and future generations.

He noted that the ODM, with a history of reforms, will not just sit and watch as " Kenya goes to the dogs" saying the future generation will blame them for failing to stop the slide into the abyss.

He also called on the delegates to prioritise voter registration and urge residents to get voter's card in readiness for the elections.

"I am appealing to you dear delegates and particularly to the young and energetic youth of this region to go all out on this mission for your country and your future. I am counting on you, the young men and women of western Kenya to stand up and stop Jubilee from stealing your future," he stated.

"You can always be assured that I will walk hand in hand with you in that gigantic struggle for our country. I will not let you walk and fight alone. We must convince our people that it is their registration that stands between us and the better future that we desire for our children and our country," he added.

He told the delegates, to have a sustained focus on its core support constituencies such as women, elederly, youth and people with disabilities, and thus the need to have strategies on engaging with them.

"I am sure the elderly remember that when ODM was in government, we were responsible for a program that sought to pay allowances to them to keep them going, a programme Jubilee today touts as  invention and is seeking to use for partisan politics."