Bungoma Senator and one of Cord co-principals Moses Wetangula has criticised Raila Odinga's presidential bid.
Wetangula revealed this during a live television interview on KTN Leo on Thursday. The Senator advised Raila to drop his ambition and endorse either him or former Vice President Kalonzo Musyoka.
“Cord will do well if Raila drops his presidential bid and accepts that he has vied for the seat three times and lost, he can now support a winning team,” Wetangula said.
Wetangula further urged Raila not to be misled by a huge crowd turnout in his rallies since they do not automatically translate to votes.
"You can go to rallies and have huge crowds. Don't think those are votes maybe people have just come to see and listen," Wetangula said.
The Senator also purported that Raila has faced a lot of opposition in his Western Kenya tour because he had not accompanied him.
“He is now in Western trying to popularise the ODM party, people are asking Raila why I did not accompany him,” Wetangula said.
In a quick respond via his twitter account, ODM Director of Communication Philip Etale told Wetangula to forget his request since Raila will be the definite Cord Presidential candidate on the ballot come 2017.
Etale also said people want to ride on Raila's back to get where they want to go and when asked to reciprocate they give silly narratives.