At the centre is ODM leader Raila, whom political rivals view as an intrusive “outsider”. “As ANC, if they (president and the five governors) will not involve our party leader, we will boycott the tour. Uhuru must call MPs and engage us accordingly on his mission to Western,” said ANC deputy party leader Ayub Savula. According to Mutua, the fractions partly contributed to the delay and abridged programme of the president’s tour. Strangely to others, the president’s tour allegedly flopped because of the former PM’s presence.”In Western, however, MPs allied to Mudavadi insist on not having “a repeat of the Ukambani tour”.

Source: Standard Digital July 24, 2021 18:31 UTC