Azimio leader Raila Odinga on Saturday treated students and pupils from the Raila Educational Centre to lunch.
Raila who had visited the school shortly after breaking ground for a TVET institution in the Toi area gave money for the lunch that had been requested by Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna.
In a video seen by the Star, Raila is seen handing an undisclosed amount of money to two teachers, each representing the educational centre's primary and secondary schools.
Raila also handed Sh50,000 for lunch for parents of the students at the institution to the Parents Teachers Association leadership. The amount was given jointly by Senator Sifuna and area MP Peter Orero.
"Baba amekuja na akikuja, bwana Sifuna alisema KFC. Sasa nataka walimu waje hapa, wa Primary na Secondary. Alafu Sifuna alisema wazazi pia. Wapi chairman wa PTA. Hii ni 50,000," Raila said.
"Baba has come and when he comes, Sifuna said KFC. Now I want teachers to come here, Primary and Secondary. Then Sifuna said parents too. Where is the PTA chairman? This is Sh50,000."
The request to buy the lunch was made by Sifuna who during his address said the students had asked for it in the form of Smokie and chapati, a combination popularly known as 'Smocha'.
Sifuna however said that because the former Prime minister was the guest of the day and he had means, he had said they'd have KFC chicken instead.
"Na leo kwa sababu ilikuwa siku ya baba na hawa watoto, kuna mmoja amekuja akasema sisi tunataka Smocha (Smokie Chapati) leo. Baba smocha, unachukua smokie unafunika na chapo na unakula lakini Baba amesema kwa sababu yeye ni mzito si Smocha ni KFC. Akasema kwa sababu yeye amedeal na Watoto Sifuna na Orero wadeal na wazazi. So, lunch ya Wazazi ni mimi na Orero," sifuna said.
This loosely translates to, "And today because it was Baba's day with these children, one came and said they want Smocha (Smokie Chapati) today. Baba to make smocha, you take a smokie, cover it with chapati and eat it, but Baba said today it's not Smocha, it's KFC. He (Baba) said because he has dealt with children, Sifuna and Orero will deal with their parents. So, the parents' lunch is on me and Orero."
