Raila moves to woo Tharaka Nithi votes ahead of 2017 elections

ODM leader, Raila Odinga has moved to avert another loss, he painfully endured in the 2007 general elections.
The Cord leader has planned a series of meetings with elders from Tharaka Nithi County on Wednesday.
Raila will be in the Jubilee vote zone to rally support for his presidential bid in the 2017 general election.
The visit comes a day after the ODM leader was in Laikipia where he addressed a joint rally with former ODM deputy leader, Musalia Mudavadi.
The two presidential aspirants announced, that they will forge a super alliance to oust Jubilee from power when elections are called next year.
 
While Raila will be in Eastern, ODM deputy party leaders Wycliffe Oparanya (Kakamega governor) and Hassan Ali Joho (Mombasa) will grace the graduation ceremony of over 2,000 Maasai morans at Suswa in Narok County.
” Philip Etale, ODM director communications, said in a statement sent to newsrooms.
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ODM has been traversing areas perceived to be Jubilee strongholds of late to marshal support ahead of the general election.
 
Raila visit comes on  the background of Insistent attacks by Central region leaders who of late have been blaming him for everything and anything affecting the country.
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The Tharaka Nithi charm offensive visit is bitter/sweet for the ODM leader as the region played a decisive role in denying him a chance to be the 4th president of Kenya.
Raila was leading his presidential rival, Mwai Kibaki by a huge margin in what seems like a done deal for Kibaki, until Tharaka Nithi votes were tallied putting Kibaki on the led.
Raila hopes to  convince the region to back him up this time round.