Matatu driver who ferried Raila claims he is being harassed

Raila Odinga entered the bus like any other passenger, according to Duncan Murage, the bus driver who drove the politician to town on Monday.

The matatu driver claimed in an interview with KTN News that the Azimio la Umoja-One Kenya leader stopped the matatu to board when he was on his usual routine of transporting passengers from Ng’ong town to Nairobi CBD and back.

“Alisimamisha tu gari sisi tulimshtukia tu, akaingia tu kama mtu wa kawaida tukambeba. Vile sisi huwa tunakuja tukabeba watu, tukaenda hadi GPO akashuka.”

According to him, there was a lot of commotion and noise as onlookers came to see what was going on after the ODM leader boarded the vehicle.

He claims that when Raila conversed with other passengers in the back, he proceeded to operate the bus to the town as he would normally.

“Ata sikupata chance ya kuongea na yeye. Aliingia tu huko nyuma kama mtu wa kawaida. Sikuogopa juu mimi ni mtu wa kawaida tu.  Vile sisi hubeba watu tu, niliendesha gari tu hivyo.”

Murage admitted that it surprised him much to see one of Kenya’s leading politicians take his bus to town and that it made him feel incredibly happy inside.

Additionally, he disclosed that the previous candidate for president paid his bus payment in the same manner as other regular riders.

“Kila mtu alijisort kwa gari. Alijilipia.”

Murage stated that some of the people close to him have been bothering him with phone calls in an effort to take advantage of the goodies they believe the ODM leader will reward them on Monday, despite the positive attention his matatu received after Raila boarded it for work.