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Raila Odinga pushes for six-piece voting to ensure ODM majority at Coast

Azimio la Umoja Coalition Flag Bearer Raila Odinga with Abdulswama in Nyali. [Emmanuel Wanson, Standard]

Azimio La Umoja One Kenya coalition flag bearer Raila Odinga is racing to have a clear majority of leaders elected at the Coast on August 9 General Election.

He used the four-day campaign tour of Coast to push for a clear majority amid sharp divisions among candidates in the coalition. Flanked by running mate Martha Karua, Raila drummed up the message that he needed many Members of County Assembly, National Assembly, Senate and Governors to comfortably run the country if elected.

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