Raila Odinga (second left) with Mt Kenya Foundation business and professional elites led by their Vice Chair Titus Ibui, Francis Kimemia and Muhoho Kenyatta, in Nairobi. PHOTO | FILE
Kenya’s former Prime Minister Raila Odinga Tuesday picked a crucial endorsement for his presidential bid by an influential club of big campaign financiers, capping a week in which President Uhuru Kenyatta also appeared to publicly suggest support for his former political rival for the first time.
The group of rich businessmen calling itself Mount Kenya Foundation, which has backed President Uhuru Kenyatta and his predecessor Mwai Kibaki in past elections, hosted Mr Odinga at a five-star hotel in Nairobi, where speakers praised Raila’s Handshake-cum-co-operation with the incumbent and sought to portray him as a safe pair of hands.
