Azimio la Umoja presidential candidate has been touring the western region to garner votes for himself and his deputy, Martha Karua ahead of the 2022 general election.
Being one of his last rallies before the campaigns, chaos was witnessed as the people of Busia rejected the reperesentatives Raila Odinga had sent to Busia.
According to reports,a conference has been organized in which the AZimio la UMoja candidate was to attend. To their disappointment,Raila’s chopper changed direction right before it landed and flew to Teso South.
The meeting was to take place at Kenya national union of teachers Hall in Amagoro, Busia county.The organizers has expectations of the presidential candidate showing up since he was one of the invited guests.
In attendance was the Teso cultural Union members, Teso north elders council,Teso clergy. the community and of course he Azimio la Umoja supporters.
However, Raila Odinga failed to land and proceeded towards Teso South. Junet Mohammed who is the Suna East Member of parliamet and Mombasa governor Ali Hassan Joho were among the leaders who were had already arrived.
An anonymous leader had informed the Azimio la Umoja flag bearer that his meeting was in Amukura in Teso south and not in Amagoro at Teso North where the residents had convened.
While in Amukura, the ODM leader opened the Amukura level three hospital which was under construction some fewm months ago.
The crowd in Amagoro brought so much chaos as Paul Otuoma who is the Busia gubernatorial candidate tried to calm them down.
Leader, Junet and Joho who were amidst of the crowdexpressed their concern that they knew Raila Odinga was going to Land in Amamgoro instead of Amukura.
In Junet’s statement,” We came from Nairobi knowing Raila’s meeting is in Amamgoro and not Amukura. We sincerely apologise for what has happened.”
The crowd however insisted in the message that, “No baba, no meeting.”