Count Down Elections 2007: What Next For Uhuru Kenyatta?

Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta seems to be in a political dilemma as he seems to have been caught between a rock and a hard place as he contemplates his political future at ODM-Kenya.

It is rather obvious that he can not make it as the movements presidential candidate as the race there is largely between Kalonzo Musyoka and Raila Odinga with the latter heavily tipped to win the day.

On the other hand Uhuru's party is being wrestled from him by Kerio South MP Nicholas Biwott as a court case is still in progress to determine who are the bonafide officials of Kanu.

This puts Uhuru in a compromising position as he may find easily find himself with no party to contest the presidency with and may end up being offered a smaller position in the ODM party which he may find difficult to be content with considering that he vied for the presidency in 2002.

A witty politician who learns fast and is also able to make compromises for the common good of Kenyans, Uhuru cannot be written off so fast considering that he is probably the richest presidential aspirant and capable of self funding a presidential campaign.

In a country where money counts for much, Uhuru could find it difficult to convince those at ODM that he is the best bet for president but again he could go solo, form his own political outfit and finance his presidential campaign in his second bid for the top seat. This kind of move is ill adviced.

However sources close to Uhuru say that he is not very determined to contest the presidency this time round but wants to be part of the winning team that will wrestle power from president Kibaki in the polls expected to be held in December. He will then take the next 5 years to repackage himself for a successful bid for the presidency in 2012.

Uhuru has shown a lot of maturity and consistency ever since he lost his presidential bid in 2002 but the fact that he has fallen out with Moi for joining ODM has cost him plenty of Kanu supporters from Moi's Kalenjin community and the expansive Rift Valley which the retired president knows like the back of his hand. But again he has won many more from other parts of the country.

Kenyatta's youthfulness is also on his side considering that majority of the voters are youths who have been disillusioned by the Kibaki administration which seems to consider give priority to those above 70 years for plum jobs in the civil service and parastatals, something that has annoyed many Kenyan voters.

All said and done, Uhuru could make a formidable presidential candidate this time round unlike in 2002 when he was considered Moi's "baby". Writing him off would therefore be a big mistake.

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