Raila can claim he is mentally incapable of leading the nation. Will Karua be allowed to pick Kalonzo as running mate?
Raila has said he can’t run with Chebukati. Chebukati can only be fired by Parliament. And he is accorded due process. Which means there’s no time, to take him out using proceedings, vet another IEBC head, dump him into office and hopes he leads a credible election after understanding the system. It’s not feasible within 60 days.
First of all, no such law exists and so it won’t be legal
[COLOR=rgb(226, 80, 65)]So who would run? Martha by herself? Because you can’t force a man onto the ballot if Raila opts out.
Why would Kalonzo give in to Karua
[COLOR=rgb(226, 80, 65)]Kalonzo doesn’t have a job at the moment.
They don’t need Raila’s permission to put his name on the ballot. If he loses, who cares? Can he win if he says he doesn’t want to run?
If he doesn’t want, he will write to the IEBC and withdraw from the race. That will leave Mahiga, Wajakoya and Ruto. Mwahiga may also withdraw leaving Ruto and Wajakoya
Railas claim is that 50+1 threshold wasn’t attained. That requires a runoff between the top two. Wajackoyah and Mwahiga are not top two? So could Azimio still field Martha? Also same question would arise from a rerun because isn’t that a deputy’s role- to take over in event of the primary’s inability.
Raila is actually sponsored by his party. Remember there’s a nomination process. So his party can communicate. Supreme Court will either have declared a nullification or runoff. In which case there was no winner. Therefore election has to be rerun. You can’t win if you stole the election or didn’t get 50+1%.
In case of a nullification and a call for a rerun, and subsequent withdrawal of Raila from the race before the actual election, Ruto will be president unopposed.