On 26 January, bloggers allied to Ruto posted a video slideshow on Twitter under the hashtag ‘Raila the betrayer’. The post went viral and dominated online conversations for almost a week.
The slideshow contained mugshots of politicians who Raila is alleged to have betrayed in his political career, which spans more than two decades.
Under each mugshot was a brief explanation of how Raila “used and dumped” the politician. Those mentioned include Amani National Congress (ANC) leader Musalia Mudavadi; Wiper Democratic Movement leader Kalonzo Musyoka; and Forum for the Restoration of Democracy Kenya (Ford Kenya) leader Moses Wetangula.
However, the image that elicited a lot of engagement was that of Raila’s father, Jaramogi Odinga. The bloggers said Raila constantly sabotaged his father while serving as Ford Kenya chairman in the early 1990s.
Raila Odinga is Judas Iscariot , he betrayed his father Jaramogi ,Dr Miguna Miguna and finally Jimmy Wanjigi after hr funded him in his 3 most campaigns. #RailaTheBetrayer pic.twitter.com/rlhiv1o6yX
— FAY ? (@Akinyi_Fay) January 26, 2022
#RailaTheBetrayer - A Summary in a hashtag.
— Dennis Itumbi, HSC (@OleItumbi) January 26, 2022
Sharleen Wambui, an online influencer in the
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