Raila says Cord will get 11 million votes in presidential election
Cord leader Raila Odinga (seated) checking his name in the IEBC register at the Gesima registration centre in Nyamira County on January 19, 2017. He said he will not allow the August elections to be rigged. PHOTO | HENRY NYARORA | NATION MEDIA GROUP
What you need to know:
- He said their research had shown them that they would not get less than 11 million votes.
- He said in Nyanza, Cord is sure of getting at least 3.5 million votes, 2.5 million in Western, three million in Ukambani and two million in Coast.
- He told Cord supporters to closely monitor the voting process to prevent rigging.
- He also said they had developed a plan to deal with Jubilee’s high numbers in Parliament.
Opposition leader Raila Odinga has said the Cord alliance is sure of getting at least 11 million votes in the presidential election in August if the polls are free and fair.
He said that with opposition unity, they are now assured of resoundingly defeating Jubilee.
Speaking Thursday when he visited Nyamira County to motivate potential voters to register, Mr Odinga urged residents to be ready to protect their ballots so that they are not stolen.
He said their research had shown them that they would not get less than 11 million votes.
“A research we have carried out shows that the opposition has more than eleven million voters in the country which can take us to State House,” he said.
He said in Nyanza, the Coalition for Reforms and Democracy is certain it will get at least 3.5 million votes, 2.5 million in western Kenya, three million in Ukambani and two million in Coast.
He said they would do everything possible to protect those votes.
MONITOR PROCESS
“This time round I will not come back protesting that my votes have been stolen,” he said.
He told Cord supporters to closely monitor the voting process from polling centres, tallying and transmission of results and raise the red flag whenever figures fail to add up to prevent rigging.
Mr Odinga told them to “become soldiers of Agwambo” to enable them to prevent rigging.
He also said they had developed a plan to deal with Jubilee’s high numbers in Parliament, saying they would control both Houses after the next polls.
“I ask our supporters across the country to register in large numbers and defeat Jubilee Party in the National Assembly which enjoys the tyranny of numbers,” he told residents who turned up at Gesima market in Nyamira.
Mr Odinga, who launched voter registration in Nyamira before leaving for Kisii for the same activity, was accompanied by ODM national treasurer Timothy Bosire, Nyamira ODM chairman James Gesami, Nyamira Governor John Nyagarama, County Woman Rep Alice Chae and dozens of parliamentary and gubernatorial aspirants.
