Wajackoyah Has Been Supporting Raila's Party- Justina Wamae

Roots Party presidential running mate, Justina Wamae, has now exposed her boss, George Wajackoyah of supporting the Azimio la Umoja coalition led by Raila Odinga, in secret.

Wamae confirmed on Wednesday, August 3 that he has been breaking the rules regarding the position of the Roots Party. 

She noted that she was not consulted despite her position in the party and her name already in the ticket ahead of the August 9 general elections. 

A collage of George Wajackoyah and Raila Odinga. /VIRALTEAKE

"It is true Wajackoyah is supporting Azimio but we have not discussed that as a party. 

"If we need to take a stand on who to support, I will support the contrary. We have been branded a project twice but we have not agreed as a party," she told Citizen Digital.

She however affirmed that she will not support the Azimio party if the Roots Party decides to take a stand. 

"Let me say this, and we need to take a stand on who to support out of the three other candidates who are our worthy opponents, I say that I will support the contrary," she stated. 

"But as I speak we have not agreed as a party and we are still popularising our agenda as Roots Party and our manifesto. But I seek to speak as Justina Wangoi Wamae coz I have an independent mind and we have our own supporters."

A video shared by NTV which went viral captured Wajackoyah addressing supporters at a club in Kisumu on Tuesday, August 2 dressed in a durag.

He spoke highly of the former Prime Minister, recalling how he brought him out of his tribulations given that he had spent time in jail during his political career.

Wajackoyah termed Raila as a person he would look up to, and touted him as the reason he was alive and well to address the revellers who went wild with screams during his endorsement of Raila.

"Because of that, man (Raila). The man whose tears come out every day because of what happened to him in jail, including me.

"I am here to join liberators. And the person I look at, the person who makes me stand here is none other than Raila Odinga," Wajackoyah said.

The following day, he denied endorsing the Azimio la Umoja-One Kenya candidate, blaming Deputy President William Ruto's faction for creating what he termed as an altered video.

“I have seen the video. You know people are just mad. William Ruto’s people have created an image of me on Facebook saying I am supporting him. Some are saying I have endorsed Raila.

“Yes, I said those words, that I look up to Raila just like I what I said about Ruto in Eldoret. I was acknowledging what Raila has done in Nyanza, and what he has done for the people. What is wrong is that?” he told The Standard.

His spokesperson Wilson Muirani (Jaymo Ule Msee) subsequently released a statement, clarifying that he was only giving the other three presidential candidates “some level of respect", adding that the party is confident of Wajackoyah's victory in the August elections.

George Wajackoyah during a past campaign address. /PEOPLE DAILY