Mombasa Governor Hassan Joho has said the Orange Democratic Party has began preparing for the 2022 Presidential race and hinted he would carry the party’s flag should Raila Odinga fail to run.
Joho, who is one of the ODM’s Deputy party leaders said plans were underway to strengthen the party a head of the next elections. He said this as he spoke in Kondele, Kisumu on Wednesday evening where he made an impromptu visit as he sought to consolidate support in Raila Odinga’s Kisumu backyard.
Joho was given a warm welcome in Kondele by an ecstatic crowd of hundreds in the lakeside town as he called on the region to fully support the region’s kingpin Raila. He promised to engage the leaders in the Nyanza region to plan for a way forward ahead of 2022 general elections as they also seek to strengthen ODM across the country.
He said that the main focus now was strengthening ODM to make it a formidable force to reckon with ahead of next general elections. He noted that a strong ODM is also a huge boost for Raila in their quest to ensure that the country goes in the right direction following the handshake between Raila and President Uhuru Kenyatta.
“I will continue supporting Raila and his decisions and we want to make sure the victims of last year’s elections are also compensated,” said the county chief.
Joho was with by Kisumu deputy governor Mathew Owili alongside a host of MCAs who said the deputy party leader was welcome in Kisumu.