A video of one of the grandsons of the late ex-President Mwai Kibaki allegedly snubbing ODM Leader Raila Odinga has ignited debate online with a faction of netizens rebuking the young man.
In the video that went viral, the young man is seen turning away as Raila stretches his hand for a handshake.
In a clearer video that was shared by the Standard, the ODM Leader, who was flanked by his wife Ida Odinga, is seen greeting Kibaki’s children and his grandchildren.
The young man, who has now been subject to trolls and rebuke, is seen shaking Raila’s hands before turning away from the glare of cameras.
Raila Odinga arrives in Othaya, pays his last respects to President Mwai Kibaki and gets greeted by all members of Kibaki’s family. #FareWellKibaki pic.twitter.com/m05nvXhGFF
— The Standard Digital (@StandardKenya) April 30, 2022
Raila joined other leaders and dignitaries at the Othaya Approved School grounds to bid farewell to the late ex-President Mwai Kibaki.
Raila eulogized Kibaki
During his speech, the presidential hopeful recounted his relationship with the departed ex-Head of State.
Raila narrated how opposition parties united in 2002 under the leadership of Kibaki to supplant the KANU regime.
The unity would see Kibaki win the presidency albeit sustaining injuries from a fatal road accident just months before the general elections.
The ODM supremo stated that their partners in NARC and supporters panicked but he urged them to soldier on.
Raila further narrated how Kibaki’s handlers engineered the reneging of their earlier signed MoU that would have seen him serve as a prime minister.
“I said this is not Kibaki, let’s stay in the government,” he said.
