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EXCLUSIVE: THE PEOPLE BEHIND ODM FUNDING

A Serving African President and a former one, top local businessmen, foreign consultants, major companies and political parties, top the list of contributors to the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) according to a document exclusively obtained by http://abunuwasi.com/
 
Immediate former Nigerian President Olesegun Obasanjo, a son to Libyan Head of State Seif al-Islam Gaddafi former Attorney General Charles Njonjo, former retired President Daniel Moi aide Joshua Kulei, Adopt a light propreitor Esther Passaris, Kamlesh Pattni and several politicians make up the list of 72 organizations and individuals who have been bankrolling ODM.
 
Also named in the report leaked by an insider who sought anonymity, are a number of leading local and international companies which include CMC motors, CFC bank, the UK based Land Rover group, Margret Wanjiru's Jesus Is Alive Ministries (JIAM), Pastor Gilbert Deya and his Gilbert Deya Congregation , a leading supermaket chain and a Canadian based Oil executive among others.
 
According to a consolidated Statement of Financial activities, addressed to Party National Treasurer Omingo Magara, from the desk of Shakeel Shabbir in the Campaign Resourses Accounting section and dated Friday 9th November, Pentagon members William Ruto, Raila Odinga, Joe Nyaga, Najib Balala and Musalia Mudavadi contributed a combined total of Shs.46.5m between them.
 
With Raila's Specter International holdings and Associates giving Shs.12.5m, Mudavadi contributes 12.5m, Balala parted with Shs.8m, Ruto 10m and Nyaga 3.5m. Jesus is Alive Ministries (JIAM) wrote a cheque worth Shs. 25m.
 
Former Nigerian President Olesugun Obasanjo, Charles Njonjo and Pastor Gilbert Deya wired Shs.25m each to the ODM account, while Oil Baron Tony Buckingham who owns 30 percent of Canadian Heritage Corpration gave Shs.17m.
 
Interestingly the American consultant who raised a furore of criticism Dick Morris contributed Shs.21.3m to finance his free services and even in the income list we obtained his contributions are entered as Dick Morris and Associates pro-bono services.
 
A cheque worth Shs.50,000 by a group listed as DRC support group had their cheque returned. Friends of Senator Barack Obama contributed Shs. 66m.Gadaffi's son Seif Al-Islam added Shs. 53.45m to the account.
 
Controversial businessmen Kamlesh Pattni, the Kamani family and Anura Pereira each of them associated with the country's top two financial scams - goldenberg and Angloleasing - gave Shs. 13.5m, Shs. 45m and Shs.107m respectivelly.
 
Other major contributors include Nakumatt Supermarket holdings (Shs. 26m), Tony Texeira (Shs. 21.5m), Joshua Kulei (39m), Bosco Gichana (Shs. 3.5m), Esther Pasarris (Shs.1m),Henry Kosgey ( Shs.20m), William Ntimama (Shs.5m),Otieno Kajwang (Shs. 3.5m), Tata Tea Holdings (Shs.50m),Land Rover Group UK (Shs.55m), Westlands aspirant A.a.Walji (Shs.7m) and Energem Resourses inc (Shs. 52.5m).
 
A media personality and a radio station have also been named in the document in our possession. The total contributions by the date the document was compiled was slightly over Shs 1.7b.
 
The eight page document prepared as an executive brief on the "Positioning and Marketing of the Orange Democratic Movement and the People's President -Hon.Raila A.Odinga" was prepared by the party core strategy team made up of Professors Peter A.Nyong'o, Edward Oyugi Akongo, Patrick Wanyande, Larry Gumbe and Adams Oloo also outlines a three month campaign strategy by the party and a SWOT analysis on its Presidential candidate.
 
Though we have the entire strategy in our possession we will not publish its contents in the interest of fair play and to encourage standard political party competition.
 
However, we can report parts of the strategy that have already taken place - top among them the whirlwind tour of Europe and The United States of America by Raila Odinga shortly after winning the ODM Presidential nominations in September.
 
The aim according to the strategy team was to "starve" the country of Raila and create euphoria "similar to Kenneth Matiba's in 1992 and Mwai Kibaki in 2002."
 
Reads the document, " as earlier agreed, in order that our candidate's campaign commence with impact, it is necessary that he exit Kenya to lay foundation for a grand home-coming...a lengthy abscence will starve the country of Hon. Raila and stimulate an outpouring of adoration that will take us to victory."
 
On funding the document documents various pledges from at least seven countries in Africa, Europe and the Middle East . " (The Party should) tap into pledged funding from external donors including teh Federal Republic of Nigeria, Germany, The United Arab Emirates, South Africa, Venezuela , Libya , DRC Congo, as well as individuals and causes such as GTZ Network, Cyril Ramaphosa, the Deya Ministries and US republicans among others.
 
Expenses on the campaign trail include Pentagon allowances (Shs.89m), Raila Odinga expense (Shs. 148m), fund raising costs which was costed at Shs 25.8m, pre-nomination rallies cost the party shs.165m, while the party spent Shs. 214m to have their presidential nomination at the Moi International Sports Centre Kasarani, and the consequent parliamentary ones, Propaganda projections stood at Shs.68.5m.
 
Other expenses include training (Shs. 23m), production of the party manifesto (Shs.76m), hire of vehicles and choppers cost Shs. 320m, while Shs.75 million is spent on advertising.