"I have done my part by picking Karua"Raila to women

 Azimio la Umoja presidential candidate Raila Odinga on Saturday urged women to turn out in large numbers and vote for him in the August 9 polls.

Speaking in Kilgoris, Narok County, Raila said he has done his part by choosing Karua to deputize him and asked women to reciprocate the gesture by voting for them.

"Jukumu ni kwenu wamama sasa. Nataka kuona kura ya wamama sasa. Nimeleta mama, nataka kuona wamama wakijitokeza, ili wao wenyewe waonyeshe ya kwamba wako tayari," Raila said.

Loosely translated into: "The ball is now in your court women. I want to see your votes. I brought to you a woman, I want to see you turn up and demonstrate that you are ready."

The ODM leader said he is ready to work with women and give them a chance, just like Rwanda's President Paul Kagame has done, to transform Kenya.

Raila, like the leaders who spoke before him during the Kilgoris meeting, criticised Ruto for referring to Karua in a seemingly derogatory manner.