Raila's big show in Thika stirs up Mt Kenya region

ODM leader Raila Odinga addresses a gathering at Thika Green Stadium in Kiambu on January 15, 2022, during a rally to popularise Azimio la Umoja. [Denish Ochieng, Standard]

Opposition leader Raila Odinga returned to the venue that announced his entry into the national stage and began his successful assault on the botched push for constitutional change.

And as Raila launched his presidential bid at Thika Stadium, from his vantage point atop the main dais, all he could see was a sea of blue, red and orange, the colours that thousands who thronged the stadium adorned.

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