Former Prime Minister and ODM leader Raila Odinga will Sunday begin a six- day campaign blitz of the Coast region.

According to a source, Raila is expected to begin his tour in Taita Taveta county on Sunday before heading to Kwale on Monday.

On Tuesday, Raila is expected to tour Kilifi county which will be followed by Mombasa county on Wednesday.

According to the Programme the ODM leader will be in Tana River county on Thursday with the climax of his tour expected to be in Lamu county on Friday.

During the tour Raila will hold several rallies to campaigning for the BBI bill which has since been passed by over 40 counties, five of the six Coast counties, Mombasa, Kwale, Tana River, Taita Taveta and Lamu have already passed the bill

His tour comes just weeks after that of his political rival Deputy President William Ruto who toured Kwale, Kilifi and Mombasa counties campaigning against the BBI.

The tour also comes at a time when some leaders from the region within ODM have been advocating for the formation of a Coast political party. Among those who have been on the forefront advocating for the Coast party is Kilifi Governor Amason Kingi.

Mombasa Governor Hassan Joho has however maintained that he seek an ODM ticket to run for the presidency in 2011.

Speaking on Wednesday in Nairobi, BBI secretariat co-chair Junet Mohammed said campaigns to to popularise the BBI will officially kick off next week.

Junet revealed that committees will be formed to spearhead the nationwide campaigns that will be led by “handshake” partners President Uhuru Kenyatta and Raila Odinga.

“We shall start the campaigns on March 1 and we shall have 10 committees that will spearhead the exercise across the country,” Junet said.