Prime Minister Raila Odinga has apologised to the family of the late president Jomo Kenyatta for repeatedly and wrongfully alluding that the founding presidentm his son Uhuru Kenyatta and former first lady Mama Ngina Kenyatta were land grabbers who own more than half of Kenya.
Kenya personally delivered the message to Uhuru Kenyatta after Monday's debate at Broohouse School and said he did not intend to show any disrespect to Mama Ngina Kenyatta. In addition, Odinga said some of the campaign messages were misunderstood and intentionally distorted by the media so that to embarrass him.
On his part, Uhuru Kenyatta responded that he did not mind the apology, but advised Odinga to personally deliver it to Mama Ngina Kenyatta. Sources said Odinga drove overnight to Mama Ngina's Home in Nairobi and apologised to the former first lady, who has stayed out of politics since Jomo Kenyatta died in 1978.
ODM spokesman Phil Etale has been instructed not to comment on the apology issue bacause it may embarrass the prime minister. Other CORD officials have been instructed to remain mum.
Odinga was forced to apologise after some of his advisors told him that it was crass, repugnant and disrespectful of him to drag the name of an old lady into dirty politics yet she had done nothing wrong to warrant abuses.
This also came after Odinga failed to link Kenyatta to any land scandals Kenya, a majopr set back for his campaign to replace President Mwai Kibaki. Martha Karua is expected to deliver her apology in due course.
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