Azimio Coalition presidential candidate Raila Odinga and his campaign team will be in Nyanza between June 13 and 19.
Speaking during a press briefing at the Azimio Nyanza headquarters on Wednesday, the region’s campaign chairman John Mbadi unveiled the campaign schedule.
Our target as a region which is producing a presidential candidate is to have a voter turnout of at least 95 per cent
John Mbadi
The Dates
Odinga and the team will on June 13 and 14 visit Kisii County.
The team will then proceed to Nyamira on June 15 and camp in Homa Bay on June 17.
The following day, Raila will visit his Siaya backyard before staging the last rally in Kisumu on June 19.
“Already each of this counties have planned on where the meetings will be held and the routes we will follow,” said Mbadi.
Raila is going to be the 5th president but we must work hard and tell our people to turn out and vote
Governor James Ongwae
Voter turnout
Also in attendance were Governors James Ongwae (Kisii), Anyang Nyongo (Kisumu), Kisumu Deputy Governor Matthews and coordinators from all Nyanza counties.
Mbadi further noted that the team will leave nothing to chance in its bid to garner 95 per cent of the votes in the region.
“Our target as a region which is producing a presidential candidate is to have a voter turnout of at least 95 per cent,” he said.
He added: “Voter turnout must give Raila 100 per cent.”
Ongwae called on the leaders to be committed and put more energy as they drum support for Raila.
“Raila is going to be the 5th president but we must work hard and tell our people to turn out and vote,” he said.
Nyong’o said the main goal of the team is to spread to supporters the coalitions agenda in transforming the county.
“Azimio has the best ideas that we have had for the last 40 years on how we can transform the country.”