So, apparently coronavirus is causing a different kind of panic politically. A good friend of mine and ardent Kieleweke supporter, and party official based at Jubilee HQ tells me the gods are unfair. With a heavy kyuk accent, he said:
"Luto is the onry one who has mbeen campaigning since 2017. We told our allies we should match his spending and campaigns ndollar for ndollar but they said we should focus on maendereo Kwanza . colona imezima hiyo memdeleo and by the time turudi kazi, wananchi will be so broke and disenfranchised watatambua haka kamtu kenu wa handouts. Luto (I think he wanted to say loot all) is a PhD holder na sio karevi. he knew that for the first time in history the mount Kenya votes were up for grabs outside mount Kenya and he needed a head start. Sahii kilamahali Central wanajua huyu mutu and mbecause of colona we cannot campaign and neither can we depend on the economy to sustain siasa. jamaa alipanda mbegu kitambo inamea sasa. Huyu jamaa amekimbia marathon na hii kitu. Sisi tuko long jump yeye ako track event. Kamwana akiulizwa anatuambia shauri yenu, siko Kwa ballot. ati mbona hatukujipanga mapema. 2022 tunamwachia, tumnyoroshe 2027. Baba akiretire juu ya colona hawa wengine hawataweza selikali ama upinzani. "
It made me think… Luto actually did all the campaigns alone. From churches to fundraisers to small villages. Kieleweke followed a retiring president and left startegy to Raila who for all we know, could simply make an alliance with Ruto and still be in a grand coalition government or simply, be a part of government. Raila can reinvent himself. the rest will be stardust. Hypothetically.
There’s no saying we’ll revisit after coronavirus. The economy will be hit so hard that all we can afford will be a simple election which as things stand… has its top players well jerseyed.
One Newspaper alleges 17 Moigs have Corona. It may clear several of our leaders if untreated. Let no one celebrate it’s deadly effects for they may be the victims
Ruto will never be president. Raila achunge Sana asishikwe na Corona coz he can’t survive it. Mudavadi or Kalonjo deputised by Mutahi Kagwe will be president in 2022
Matiangi na Mutai ni ile maembe ya msimu ilhali Ruto ni nazi, ipo kila siku.
Matiangi na Mutai popularity yao inadepend na wanahabari wanasema nini kuwahusu, wamepewa coverage inatoshanaje. Ruto popularity yake inadepend na wananchi wanaeemaje kumhusu. Amekua amejificha, leo mchana yote jina lake latrend huko twitter, due to Public Demand
As a matter of fact, Ruto is the man to beat if all factors remain constant. The BBI train has been punctured by Corona and Mganga from Bondo has no straws to hold onto. After corona, Uhuru Kenyatta might give the middle finger to the handshake chieth and let politics flow naturally.