Raila Odinga's US tour cut short
ODM leader Raila Odinga who is already in Washington, District of Columbia, has been forced to cut short his tour of the US.
The Azimio la Umoja presidential flag bearer will travel back to the country on Wednesday, April 27, 2022, ahead of President Mwai Kibaki's burial on Friday, April 29.
Odinga arrived in the US on Saturday, April 23, and was set to spend a week all while meeting leaders and Kenyans living in the diaspora.
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ODM leader Raila Odinga at a meeting with Alice Wairimu Nderitu, Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide to the UN Secretary-General. [Photo: Raila Odinga Twitter][/caption]During a meeting in Washington DC, Odinga recounted that his last trip to the US also coincided with the demise of President Daniel Arap Moi.
He added that at the time he had been invited alongside President Uhuru Kenyatta in order to attend a Power breakfast meeting- a trip which was cut short as the Head of State had to rush back to the country.
"I'm very delighted to be back again in Washington DC. The last time I was here was in 2020 during the Power Breakfast alongside President Uhuru Kenyatta. At the time former President Moi had passed away."
"Uhuru rushed back to the country leaving me here. I travelled to Addis Ababa before going back to Kenya. Then shortly after the pandemic hit."
"At times, it has not been possible to come back till now. As fate would have it, as I planned to come back, the third president, Mwai Kibaki passed away. So I will be forced to cut short my trip in order to bury the former President," he detailed.
ODM leader Raila Odinga at a meeting with Alice Wairimu Nderitu, Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide to the UN Secretary-General. [Photo: Raila Odinga Twitter][/caption]During a meeting in Washington DC, Odinga recounted that his last trip to the US also coincided with the demise of President Daniel Arap Moi.
He added that at the time he had been invited alongside President Uhuru Kenyatta in order to attend a Power breakfast meeting- a trip which was cut short as the Head of State had to rush back to the country.
"I'm very delighted to be back again in Washington DC. The last time I was here was in 2020 during the Power Breakfast alongside President Uhuru Kenyatta. At the time former President Moi had passed away."
"Uhuru rushed back to the country leaving me here. I travelled to Addis Ababa before going back to Kenya. Then shortly after the pandemic hit."
"At times, it has not been possible to come back till now. As fate would have it, as I planned to come back, the third president, Mwai Kibaki passed away. So I will be forced to cut short my trip in order to bury the former President," he detailed. What's Your Reaction?
