President Kibaki’s suspected plan to hold snap polls and catch the opposition unawares seems to have been detected fairly early by leading ODM officials like Raila Odinga, Kalonzo Musyoka, William Ruto and company.
This is the reason behind the sudden campaign for minimum reforms before the polls. You see if the opposition opposed snap polls they would look weak in the eyes of the public. Like they were running scared over the general elections.
So the next best thing was to use other tactics, like demand for minimum reforms.
The fact that leading Presidential candidates for 2007 have brought forward their fundraising plans clearly shows that many are expecting a snap poll or at least are making the smart move of being prepared for the possibility of one.
According to media reports Raila Odinga has been in Australia for some time now, on what is clearly a fundraising mission for his presidential bid. Even William Ruto, another Presidential hopeful has been in the United States, on the same mission.
It seems that the newspapers and the public were the only people caught by surprise by the news that there is a possibility that elections could be called earlier.
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