Can Raila "Kibaki Tosha" Odinga Be The Fourth President Of Kenya?

The news that former Roads minister Raila Odinga will run against President Kibaki in the next General Election may not have come as a surprise to many who have closely been following recent political developments in Kenya.

However the big question is this. Is the man whose “Kibaki tosha” statement helped get President Kibaki to State House, ready for the big job?

If we start talking about one of Raila’s favourite subject – that is personal sacrifices made on behalf of Kenyans - then he has no equal. The man has spent so much time in political detention and suffered tremendously alongside his late father Jaramogi Oginga Odinga. The older Odinga was once the vice President in founding father, Mzee Jomo Kenyatta’s government before the two fell out in circumstances that are not very different from the way Raila and President Kibaki have fallen out.

Probably an even bigger question is, in the event that Raila is defeated in his party’s nomination process, will his radical supporters accept defeat and support the winner?

There is little doubt that Raila-phobia (described as fear of Raila’s real intentions and power with the masses) is set to spread amongst his colleagues in ODM and LDP over the next few weeks and months (watch this space for regular updates).

Raila has played a major role in voicing the feelings of the vast majority of frustrated Kenyans who are utterly disgusted and disillusioned about the Kibaki administration and there is no doubt that many voters will remember that in 2007. However when it comes to rallying the whole country to stand behind Raila for the Presidency, it becomes a totally different matter. There is probably nobody more deserving of the position at the moment but then politics is not about that.
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