Raila’s daughter opts out of Kibra Parliamentary race

ODM leader Raila Odinga’s daughter Rosemary Odinga has announced that she will not be part of the August 31, 2019 nomination battle to replace Ken Okoth.

Rosemary Odinga is not vying. Now you can relax and direct Tangatanga propaganda elsewhere. https://t.co/zPDatjk1vx

— Duncan Makori 🇰🇪 (@EngnrDan) August 25, 2019

ODM on Sunday had several candidates who were expected to battle it out in search of the coveted ticket for Kibra MP.

“I will not be able to vie in Kibra, but I wanted to come here today to greet and talk to you and to say I will keep interacting with you to the end,” she said.

Ms Odinga was expected to be among the front-runners but a sickness ruled her out in 2017. Kenyans on twitter had already started speculating that Rosemary was set to vie for a vacant Kibra Parliamentary seat, with some demonstrating against the idea.

Whether you use sympathy or emotion,I don't support Rosemary Odinga's candidature. As members of working class,we have been conditioned to fear and worship those from ruling class.Kibra needs one of their own. I doubt this beautiful daughter of Jakom understands life in slum pic.twitter.com/RcSCtBlSce

— Zainab (@KarlMarxTheory) August 25, 2019

The Kibra parliamentary seat fell vacant following the demise of Ken Okoth who succumbed to cancer.

Former Embakasi South MP Irshad Sumra has also revealed that he will not contest.

“I am not in the race. I only came because I support Kibra and I love Kibra,”he said at Kamkunji grounds on Sunday.

The unveiled 26 candidates will on Tuesday be vetted in readiness for a nomination battle scheduled for Saturday August 31, 2019.