There are several presidential candidates in the ODM-Kenya but if the events of the past week are anything to go by, the only people who matter in the mass movement are Kalonzo Musyoka and the de facto leader Raila Odinga.
In a press conference yesterday, Kalonzo told the media that he regularly had breakfast meetings with Odinga when they felt that party affairs were not moving in the desired direction and they often consulted on various issues but these meetings have previously not been made public.
In reality this means that there is no ODM without Kalonzo and Raila and as long as the two remain together and other presidential aspirants leave the movement, the unity required to eject Kibaki from State house will still be intact.
In fact, those in ODM know that the race for the ODM-Kenya nomination is a two-horse race between the big two and that one of them will end up being the party's presidential candidate. Aspirants like Uhuru Kenyatta and William Ruto who also have considerable support among Kenyans have already been dismissed in the minds of many ODM-Kenya die-hards.
Past opinion polls have showed that Kalonzo is more popular than Raila though many have dismissed the opinion poll as a sham.
It is a waste of time that William Ruto is using his ill-gotten wealth to go round the country soliciting for support in his presidential bid under an ODM-Kenya ticket but those in the know say he wants to show Kalonzo and Raila that he is a serious contender for the top seat hence he should be rewarded well if a united ODM-Kenya forms the next government.
The man who is keeping everybody guessing is Uhuru Kenyatta as he does not appear convincing enough as an ODM presidential candidate. For instance he has not been traveling countrywide to sell his presidential bid to the people and chances are that he might not after all contest the presidency this time round.
For Dr Julia Ojiambo, Najib Balala and Ms Nazlin Omar, they are there to show that the presidential nominations in ODM-Kenya is democratic but the advantage they have is that if ODM forms the next government , they will most probably get cabinet posts.
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