Kenya’s western region, the so-called Mulembe nation, was considered as a Raila Odinga’s stronghold but it took a lot of effort and strategy for him to gain acceptance after the death of his longtime rival Ford Kenya Chairman Michael Kijana Wamalwa in August 2003.
Raila’s influence prior to that was largely confined to his Luo Nyanza region and parts of Nairobi. Leaders in the Mt Kenya region had painted him as a scaremonger who was unfit to lead.
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