The Coalition for Reforms and Democracy (CORD) chief principal and Orange Democratic Party (ODM) leader has defended himself from claims that he neglected Luhya community.
Raila who is in a mission to try and win the Luhya community as Kenya moves towards 2017 general election said that when he was the Prime Minister of Kenya served everybody equally while giving the Luhyas’ priority .
“I did more things for the Western region than for Nyanza during my tenure as a Prime Minister in the grand coalition government,” he said in Vihiga.
As he commenced his tour accompanied by Kakamega Governor Oparanya, his Siaya counterpart Cornel Rasanga and several ODM Members of Parliament, Odinga assured them that the community would benefit more if they stand by him and elect him as the president in the next general elections.
“Vote for me and you will realize more of these developments,” said Mr Odinga
On the other hand, Deputy President William Ruto, who has made six trips to the area in the past six months, declared his intention to wrest the western region from Mr Odinga.
“We will go to western Kenya, eastern and even Nyanza until we make sure Jubilee has united all Kenyans,” he said on Sunday.