Kenya’s Women leaders allied to Raila Odinga launch strategy movement

Women leaders allied to Orange Democratic Movement Leader Raila Odinga have launched a strategy movement aimed at mobilizing support for Azimio La Umoja Movement.
Dubbed ‘Jeshi la Baba ni akina mama’, the movement was unveiled on Thursday in an event attended by Kitui Governor Charity Ngilu, former Cabinet Secretary and Nyandarua gubernatorial hopeful Sicily Kariuki, Nairobi Governor Anne Kananu, Nairobi Women Representative Esther Passaris and Public Service and Gender Chief Administrative Secretary Beatrice Elachi among others.
The main agenda for the group behind Odinga’s presidential bid being to recruit 27.5 million women across the country to rally behind his bid.
“We are pleased to announce that our MOVEMENT, has found a partner in a man who has stood with Kenyan women, our patron, and presidential candidate Rt Hon. Raila Amolo Odinga.We will be Baba’s army in the streets and village as we sell the Azimio la Umoja agenda,seek support for him and protect his votes,” they said in  a statement.
The women championing Odinga’s bid will also seek to defend the interests of women across the country saying it was the opportune time to awaken the leadership for women leaders.
“Jeshi la baba ni akina Mama will seek to have the voice of mothers in a village in Nyeri County who is struggling to raise her children as a single mother heard, and the place of a widow in Mandera burdened with the responsibility of feeding her children recognized,”they stated.
Likoni MP Mishi Mboko insisted that the women lobby group for Odinga will ensure that women get direct nominations in various political seats they are eyeing for in the spirit of the equality through the two third gender rule.
“In our political parties we are lobbying to ensure strong women are given an opportunity.We must ensure women who were top elective seats are catered for,” Mboko stated.
Shebesh disputed claims by their political rival in Kenya Kwanza Alliance that Odinga is a state project saying it’s all propaganda and a ploy to paint Odinga’s candidature negatively.
“We are here to hit the ground running to ensure Raila Odinga is president. We can put our personal interest aside and push for Baba’s win. Raila  cannot be a project and as Jubilee we have no apologies  when supporting Odinga. Even if they say he’s a state project, we are not going back,” she said.
Kananu who is seeking the Nairobi Gubenatorial seat in August polls challenged more women to seek elective posts to break cultural barriers that have denied them  from clinching elective positions in the past.
“Today, we rally behind the one and only Agwambo! Enigma! Baba! I know him as Rala Amolo Odinga!

a supporter of women, a family man, a fighter and more importantly, soon to be the 5^th President of the Republic of Kenya! Raila Odinga, is the only person I know who can transform this country,”said the Nairobi Governor.