Former ODM Executive Director Wafula Buke has publicly accused Junet Mohammed, a senior party official, of exploiting his position during Raila Odinga’s presidential campaigns to profit personally, revealing how he himself unexpectedly received a million-shilling payout from Raila.
In a detailed post on social media, Buke described a 2017 episode at Raila’s Karen residence, where Somali businessmen attempted to contribute five million shillings to Raila’s campaign.
According to Buke, the businessmen had been blocked by Junet due to allegedly “expensive” conditions for facilitating donations.
Buke claims that party brokers had historically taken cuts before campaign funds reached Raila.
“When we met them at Stage ya Raila, they tried to hand over the bundle of cash to us, but we told them to give it to Baba himself,” Buke wrote.
He added that the Somali donors ultimately delivered the money directly to Raila, took photos, and left, illustrating the informal role brokers played in campaign funding.
Following the meeting, Raila reportedly handed Buke and his team one million shillings as a gesture of appreciation, leaving them surprised.
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Additional contributions from the donors, totaling 350,000 shillings, were later sent to Buke.
Buke’s post portrays Junet Mohammed as prioritizing personal gain over party interests.
“Junet joined Rao to make money and build an economic empire… Now he has an empire that stretches outside Kenya. He doesn’t care whether you elect him, love him, jeer him, or cheer him,” Buke stated.
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The former aide also reflected on the broader impact of Junet’s conduct, claiming it restricted access to Raila, blocked potential political defections, and consolidated his gatekeeping influence.
Buke concluded that while Junet had achieved financial success, the mismanagement of party interactions inadvertently created opportunities for others, including himself, to profit.
The revelations reignite scrutiny of internal party dynamics and campaign financing, highlighting tensions between loyalty, access, and personal enrichment in Kenyan politics.