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by Hon Mwaura M Isaac Cbs
Why Raila cannot be President of Kenya
I have worked very closely with Raila Odinga for
over 10 years in my political journey. Many
people will claim that it is Raila who nominated
me to parliament, that is far from the truth. My
nomination to Parliament was well deserved, and
even when Raila wanted me removed from the
party list, Anyang Nyongo, Janet Ongera, Jakoyo
Midiwo and Henry Kosgey are the ones I could
credit for defending me. After CORD lost the
Presidential election, again Raila went to the
IEBC to have my name removed. When that didnt
work, we were called at his home to have us
resign but we refused.
One of the reasons why RAILA will never be
president is that, he doesnt value Youthful
candidates because they do not have money to
bribe the party leadership for nominations
tickets. This way all youthful candidates will fall
off, along the way and will not be on the ballot
and hence, their peers and relatives will have no
reason to vote. Look at the turnout in Rift Valley,
it was purely because of fielding youthful
candidates. I have seen some serious youthful
aspirants in ODM the likes of Edwin Sifuna,
Anthony Kibagendi, Sylvanus Osoro, Ahmed Papa,
Babu Owino and all the others, they are foot
solidiers and defenders of the ODM party and
Raila, but they will be dealt a serious blow when
nomination day comes. I remember Sifuna made
Ababu Namwamba’s exit from the party look like
child play, while Osoro and Kibagendi have
defended the ODM party in Kisii to the man. Now
these young people are to be sacrificed at the
alter of the highest bidder. Good performers like
Kibra’s Ken Okoth, David Ochieng, Agostino
Netto and others from luo nyanza must be
allowed to serve only one term lest they threaten
the Odinga dynasty.
In ODM, there is a systematic scheme by the
party leadership to lock out any promising youth.
Raila only believes in using the youth, not
empowering them. When you are seen to be too
intelligent and independent minded, you are
shown the door just like they removed us from
the party register and all the parliamentary
committees. When you ask you are told ‘Baba’
must cane individuals. Now thats the greatet
height of dictotorship.
Secondly, Raila defends mediocrity. CORD
governors have performed dismally. They have
looted their counties dry, and share their loot
with the party leadership. This is why they want
to get direct tickets to defend their seats. The
same governors such as Joho, Nanok, Kidero and
Ongwae are dictating to Raila on who should get
ODM tickets for MPs’ and MCAs’ positions in
their respective counties. Remember the old
adage “he who pays the piper, calls the tune”.
Fourthly, having been in ODM, and now deeply in
Jubilee, I understand the levels of
disorganization in ODM, and being the biggest
partner in NASA, they will definitely infect Wiper
and ANC with that very disorganization. Raila is a
truly disorganised person who largely survives on
the sheer force of personality. He thrives in
rallies, but does very little planning on how the
entire process should run, yet politcs 101 states
that you must plan all the way to the end. Raila
will cancel all his meetings, that would add alot
of value to his campaign, if you hurriedly
presented him with an opportunity to address a
mammoth crowd like the one Jubilee has just
had at Tononoka grounds. He recruits some of
the the best brains, but never wants to spend his
money on them. He wants people to work for him
pro-bono. Thats why he ends up having only
afew Luos working their backs off, indeed slaving
for him in order to take him to the elusive state
house.
Kalonzo and wetangula are being treated as
unwelcome guests in NASA, now that they seem
to have outlived their usefulness. Raila and
Mudavadi are thinking NASA while Kalanzo and
Wetangula are still in CORD. Now which way
forward?? Its very clear that the former are
rekindling their failed dream of 2007, and at the
minimum, thinking of a coalition govt. Thats why
they are promising each other non existent
positions that would need a bipartisan approach
if the suggested referendum was to go through.
In there lies the hidden dagger just like it
happened within the NARC coalition. Do you
think that if Mudavadi were to be the flag bearer,
he could by decree cede his power to an
unelected prime minister? And if Raila were to be
president, would he shed some substantial
mandate to an ambitious premier? His close ally
John Pombe Maghufuli has already done it in
Tanzania, by abadoning the constitutional review
process in order to retain an imperial presidency.
As they say, tell me your friends, and I will tell
you who you are.
Finally, RAILA long lost the reform agenda. He
banks on his hey days of the 90s but Kenyans
have since moved on and his brand of politics
have been overtaken by time. He creates a storm
indeed a crisis for purposes of giving him
political mileage after solving it. Remember the
recent IEBC fiasco after the Okoa kenya one
failed. He thrives in telling ‘vitendawili’ and
propaganda, which Kenyans have now become
soo used to.
He needs to have an agenda of his own.
Raila is definately not what Kenyans are looking
for. His party hawks nomination certificates to
the highest bidder essentially selling leadership
of our dear country to boot lickers, crooks and
hangers on!!
He has hijacked the reform mantra only as a
posture to his brand of politics of subterfuge and
iconoclastic deceptions.
Looking back, I see Governor Miguna Miguna was
very right inthe assesment of the man in his
book, ‘Peeling off the musk’.
It is for these reasons that I will be running on a
JUBILEE Party ticket. I have more space, I speak
my mind and in any way, theres no pretence of
some obscure messianic transfornation like it is
with the ODM power seeking sloganeering.
Raila looks attractive from afar, but when you
get to know him, he is not only a non reformer,
but the quintessential politician per excellence
like any other. In fact, a two faced individual who
you will find so hard to trust when you get to
know him better.
As a shrewd politician, i respect him. Thats why
when I made up my mind to move on, I had the
courtesy to inform him in person. He later on
called a big meeting at Orange house to attack
me. After careful analysis, I have come to the
conclusion that Raila is definately not the
solution for Kenya. Thats why most politicians
who know him and his antics are leaving him in
droves…
With Raila, you can never be too sure for he
doesnt keep his word…
o_O