Since NASA presidential candidate Raila Odinga made a
public appeal to his supporters to contribute money for his campaigns, the
opposition party has hit the billion mark.
According to the Star, about Sh850 million has been
raised through the pay bill number targeting low-income earners while the bank
account had been credited with Sh260 million by Monday evening
NASA reportedly made the claims on Tuesday but Safaricom
could not confirm the claim because of its privacy policy.
“We are unstoppable. They thought we didn’t have enough
money, but, for sure, I can tell you our reconciliations show we have more than
Sh1 billion,” a top ODM official who is among the three signatories said.
The money, raised in a record four days, is being
collected by ODM because Raila is running for the top seat on the Orange party
ticket.
According to the ODM official, who sought anonymity because
of the sensitivity of the issue, the party is targeting more than Sh2.5 billion
in the coming days.
“We are overwhelmed by the support we are receiving,” he
added.
If true, the amount would be the highest ever to be raised
by a political party through a public fundraising initiative to finance
campaigns in Kenya’ history.
