Azimio la Umoja one Kenya Alliance presidential candidate Raila Odinga found himself in unfamiliar territory during an endorsement to Kilifi women representative Getrude Mbeyu during a rally in Malindi on Thursday.
Odinga held high Mbeyu's hand,while endorsing her as the preferred Kilifi North ODM candidate, but the charged crowd seemingly acted in rejection of Mbeyu even after Odinga insisted she was the right person for the job.
The presidential candidate repeatedly pleaded with the crowd to listen to him ,a situation that looked unfriendly considering that Odinga was holding a rally in a region preferred as his strong hold.
"I want you to listen keenly, listen to me, let's agree."Odinga repeatedly asked the crowd amid chants from the crowd in rejection of Mbeyu.
At the same time the ODM leader who spoke at a rally in Msabaha grounds, Malindi, emphasized on his plan to introduce a social protection programme to support poor Kenyans.
Odinga pledged that his government will ensure all children from poverty-stricken families get equal access to education, as it is the only way to transform their lives.
Odinga took time to slam Kilifi governor Amason Kingi referring to him as a betrayer after ditching the Azimio la Umoja-one Kenya Alliance led by Deputy President William Ruto's Kenya Kwanza alliance.
Raila said he helped Kingi right from the time he completed school to when he became an MP.
Odinga said it was not right for Kingi to betray him saying he groomed him when he was a young man entering politics.
Odinga allegedly that he once made Kingi get nominated for two ministries and later made sure he became governor, but now he decided to abandon him at the time of need.