Raila Names Laikipia Governor Nderitu Muriithi Chair of His Presidential Campaign Board

Laikipia Governor Nderitu Murithi will chair ODM leader Raila Odinga’s presidential campaign board. 

Elizabeth Meyo has been appointed to serve as the chief executive of the board.

The board which will act as the ODM leader’s presidential campaign engine is expected to drive his presidential bid ahead of the polls.

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“The Governor of Laikipia, H.E. Hon Ndiritu Muriithi, has been nominated and accepted to become chair of the board of the Raila Odinga 2022 Campaign,” said Raila in a statement on Wednesday.

Meyo, an IMF consultant, brings over three decades of administrative and strategic experience to the position, Raila said.

“She is the immediate former Commissioner of the Domestic Taxes Department at Kenya Revenue Authority. During her tenure at the KRA, Elizabeth was pivotal in the KRA’s policy and strategy development for the country,” he said.

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“She spearheaded the rollout of iTax which has revolutionized revenue collection in Kenya.”

She will be the campaign’s sole spokesperson in addition to being the campaign’s overall chief executive and the head of the campaign secretariat.

“Meyo will be the overall chief executive of the campaign, implement its strategic and key decisions, head the campaign secretariat, and make all vital decisions. She will be the sole campaign spokesperson,” he continued.