Raila Warns Ruto To Dispel Controversial Story on Gen Ogolla at Bomas During Elections

Raila Warns Ruto to Dispel Controversial Story on Gen Ogolla at Bomas During Elections: Opposition leader Raila Odinga has dismissed claims made by William Ruto on late Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) General Francis Ogolla who was among high-ranking military personnel attempted to overturn President William Ruto’s victory at the 2022 polls.

Odinga urged President Ruto to dispel any allegations linking the late General to electoral interference in the past.

Mr. Odinga further asserted that he personally knew Ogolla as a man of character and integrity who would not pressure the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) to manipulate the election results.

He stated,”As we lay Ogolla to rest, I want us to remove the stigma, Your Excellency, because I knew this man very well. General Ogolla would never have contemplated or thought about going to Bomas of Kenya to force Mr. Chebukati to alter the results of the last General Elections. So we want this to be removed as we lay him to rest,”

“General Ogolla is among the people who went to Bomas to try and overturn my victory, but because when I looked at his CV, he was the best person to be General. Many things that are part of my system overweighed what he had done,” Ruto said then.

General Ogolla was killed in a helicopter crash on Thursday in Elgeyo Marakwet County, alongside nine other military personnel.

Raila Warns Ruto To Dispel Controversial Story on Gen Ogolla at Bomas During Elections