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Tuesday, March 06, 2007

Kalonzo Musyoka's Popularity

There are some extremely abusive Kalonzo Musyoka supporters who regularly read this blog and I want to start off by telling them that I am simply reporting the facts. I do not create news, I simply report it. I did not organize the date rape that took place in London recently, I simply reported the facts in this blog.

Here are the latest facts on one Kalonzo Musyoka;

If it is true that there was a time when Kalonzo Musyoka was very popular amongst voters in the country, then that time seems to have come to an end. Irate mobs blocked roads with stones in Mumias on Friday to prevent the ODM-Kenya presidential hopeful from passing through, let alone addressing them. This is the first such incident involving any presidential candidate.

Other reliable sources have informed this writer that during a recent meeting in Mombasa where Raila was not present, the rowdy crowd he was about to address as the last speaker of the day started walking away and generally did not pay attention when he stood up to speak. The presidential aspirant had to repeatedly beg the crowd telling them to bear with him as he had a very brief message for them and would not give a long speech. A section of the crowd ignored his pleas and left the rally anyway.

It appears that there is growing anger and concern amongst voters over ODM-Kenya's serious problems in trying to remain united. Most Kenyans are increasingly seeing Kalonzo as the main cause of this problem and it does not auger well for his popularity as a national politician.

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9 comments:

  1. Why do we have so much hatred towards the Luo community? (See the abusive replies to the ODM article).

    Answer: the govt. anti – luo propaganda since the sixties has worked,and Narc Kenya is looking forward to using the same this year. Will we fall into the same trap?

    Ritchie

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  2. It has been said repeatedly that the steadman opinion poll results are very different from actual demographics on the ground. I hold it that the only poll steadman got correct was pre-referendum poll. And the only way presidential candidates (including Kibaki) can gauge public mood is to go to the ground themselves and hold public rallies in major market centres in rural areas. I have nothing against Kalonzo, but I think he has become too arrogant to his ODM colleagues just as he takes the rest of us voters for granted.

    Picture this: Despite being a delegate at Bomas and an aspiring president, he was not anywhere when government led walk-out took place. He only re-surfaced after the storm had cooled down to "condemn" the walkout. Parliamentary no-confidence vote sessions hardly finds him in the house. He left ODM naivasha meeting to attend a TV talk show when he infact knew that deliberations would not make any headway in his absence. More recently he left the Uhuru Park pro-reform rally ostensibly for a crucial campaign rally in Kuria. (There's a lot more no-shows).

    Up to today, despite having been opposition for 5 years now, Kalonzo still wants to convince us how excellent the MOI goivernment was and how much a statesman Mr. Moi has become. Who can ever forget what Moi and Kanu did to this country in their days??

    A leader leads by example. The examples above are in deep contrast with what Kalonzo and his supporters want us to believe and are not in tandem with the office he aspires to reach.

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  3. There is one thing I don't understand folks. Why are u putting so much time into Kalonzo bashing. Kalonzo is not the incumbent. Kibaki should be your biggest target. If Kalonzo is surely a political nobody or if he does not give your man kihii odinga sleepless nights why then are u calling him all sorts of names? I know so many people who are dirty in ODM including Raila but you hardly print anything about them. Change the name of the blog to "Kalonzo Bashing Forum" and that should suit your egos. We have heard a hundred and one times of how much popular Raila is and how "He Fights for the Rights of Kenyans". But surely do we need to be told that day in day out even if were true? Do we need to be told how unpopular Kalonzo is if he is trully unpopular. Kalonzo supported voting by wananchi in the ODM primaries and the so much popular Raila could hear none of it. Why? Becoz he fears meeting the people on the ballot. Raila can run but he can never hide. Very soon the reality is going to dawn on him and then u guys will have a chance to see how the press can create a big politician out of nothing. Raila is just that--A creation of the press whose real popularity is confined in one part of a province called Nyanza ( The other part of the same province wants nothing to do with foreskins)

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  4. .....I want to start off by telling them that I am simply reporting the facts. I do not create news, I simply report it....

    DOES this explain why you 'MISS' reporting facts that happened and instead stick on "reliable sources have informed this writer" stories......hehehehe

    LESS than 26 people came......It was a shame and a disgrace for Raila when he found a big and empty hall in Washington DC . The Raila007 team from NJ and Raila’s own entourage made more than 50% of all attendees. The total was close to 50 in a hall the size of Basket court. Even when the entry fee was reduced from $100 to $20, no more people stepped forward to pay or come.

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  5. IF kalonzo was NOT popular, Raila could have accepted the 'election' demand by Kalonzo ......last year.

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  6. Chris, it seems no one will believe you are not a Raila sympathizer and this blogger is not a forum to promote Raila. I believe this article was about Kalonzo's popularity and not about luos, foreskins and empty halls in Washington DC. Focus on the issues, guys lets tackle the issue at hand. Its a shame that when everything goes wrong, it is Raila to blame.I wonder why?

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  7. No u r wrong,when things dont work out as expected by some people it is Kalonzo who shoulders the blame. This blog was created for that very purpose. Did u say the issue is Kalonzo's popularity? That my fren is not debatable. The dude is pretty popular. It is laughable to imagine that Raila can win ANY presidential election. It's very insulting to try to compare Raila with Kalonzo in any fair contest. He should continue being an activist for no cause ( A 62 year old activist who does not really understand what he fights for--They call it chasing a mirage)
    Chris even your paymaster knows that only Kalonzo can deliver victory to ODM. It is out of this frustration that he is trying to shade Kalonzo's name in bad light. At least u have a job telling us how "Reliable sources' told u Kalonzo practices witchcraft. I wish u and Raila success in tring to chase the wind.

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  8. Its unfortunate that we have resorted to foreskins in twenty first century. My take from this is Kalonzo and his supporters have panicked, he was expecting that by this time Raila would have said Kalonzo Tosha but it has not happened, will not happen. Im not a Luo but in my opinion the best bet for Kenya moving forward is Raila, he has been consistent and is the most qualified in ODM-K. The equation is very simple Mois former votes it Rift valley and rest of Kenya will go to Raila, ask Rift Valley etc...

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  9. Sometimes when i listen to people talk about RAILA and presidency i wonder whether they have had a real (proud)boss? i have had the experience and i tell you they are perfectionists. PEOPLE'S president KALONZO has no corruptions tags hanging on his neck. think of the mollasses plant and the goldengerg case and the many acres of the Ngong forest. does thuis remind you of the three ODM pointmen. think of a diplomat, apeace maker, a man of God, he KALONZO MUST BE THE ONE. anyway tukutane kwa debe.

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