NAIROBI, Kenya, Mar 23 – Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) Leader Raila Odinga has heaped praise on NARC Kenya leader Martha Karua even as he welcomed her into the Azimio a Umoja Movement.
Speaking during a press conference with Karua on Wednesday, Odinga described her a resilient individual whom they can fully rely on.
“Martha Karua has stood firm and paid a huge price for the second liberation of Kenya,” he stated.
“We gone through hills and valleys together and we had now agreed there is still a lot to be done. she is a general and wears scars of struggle.”
Karua defended her decision to join the Azimio la Umoja saying she had found a “critical mass of good people” notwithstanding their shortcomings.
Karua announced that she will back the Azimio Movement candidate, ODM leader Raila Odinga, saying both sides of the leading political camps — Azimio and Kenya Kwanza — have people with a tainted past.
“All sides have people who have looted in the past; all sides have people who do not respect the rule of law,” she said.
She said that she took the decision after “careful consideration.”
“From now onwards, I am supporting comrade Raila Odinga and Azimio La Umoja,” she said, accompanied by Raila at Serena Hotel.
“From now on, I am committed to popularise the Azimio La Umoja and Raila Odinga,” she told a news conference.
