Kenyans are renowned for their job interview skills.
In fact I have personally witnessed situations where Kenyans are so good at the job interview that they end up being disappointing at the actual job because they showed more promise than they actually possessed at the job interview. In the job market we refer to such candidates as "job interview professionals". So good at landing jobs, but hopeless when it comes to doing the actual work they landed a position to do.
The Mwingi North MP has sent an implication to a prospective employer for the position of CEO and recently in one of the interviews with his prospective employer he did what you never, EVER do at a job interview. He lost his temper. I once went to a job interview where the Italian executive did everything possible, and came very close to succeeding, in making me lose my temper. He made fun of my qualifications, mimicked something of the things I said in a comical jeering manner. Said things about my upbringing etc.
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So far, so good, Raila Odinga fits the billing as the most popular shout for the presidency run come December. In the ODM pack, Raila is currently in a class of his own. No doubt. Kalonzo Musyoka remains, by any hypothetical description that may arise, as the sure loser of any direct poll within the ODM pitting him against Raila. Simply said, the battle is between Kalonzo Musyoka and Raila Odinga.
ReplyDeleteBut one reason that stops both politicians is the credible chance of the party to agree, on one thing, the mode of electing the man to hold the torch for the party during the elections. As the opinion polls suggest Raila has improved in his ratings and there no shade of doubt about it. On the same, Kalonzo has lost ground and it goes without saying.
Not to belittle Kalonzo and praise Raila, it might have been a sign of cowardice by both parties at the Mombasa ODM rally and those who feel that it is a bitter pill to swallow, have no reason but accept that it was a wrong start, and the simply widened the rift between the party hopefuls. This should have been a chance to show the thousands of doubters that they were a united outfit.
Whoever brought/bought/accepted the Hummer gift and whoever changed the party slogan! Now, it is more obvious than before that the popularity contest can be won by Raila, if the party is to resort to the expensive election process and further on, a futile one, but is he ELECTABLE. Considering that thousands of disillusioned party members, including politicians are making their minds known, it will be interesting to see how things will unravel in the coming weeks.
Najib Balala has made his feelings about the Council of Elders known, the Kamba leaders have pealed off (for the time being) and the Raila mob are now shouting their voices hoarse, as if they have emasculated their principle enemy Kalonzo with the Mombasa show, one thing that lingers in the mind, is if ODM will remain the same as the civil war takes another turn. The ODM atom waits to explode.
Obviously, Uhuru Kenyatta does not belong to the cast, and this is further made obvious with the backstabbing and fighting in Kanu. I don’t know much about what will happen with the 2-week ultimatum and whether the remarks by the ODM luminaries will carry any weight, and what will happen to the rest of the electorate, but I will obviously keep an eye on a few things – and they shall remain, one, that Kikuyus are our adui (cannot be denied at any time) and the Luo are unelectable (cannot be denied either). All words bear the quotes of one Raila Odinga. I don’t know what will happen when the famed DP propaganda machine (Young Democrats) engages its throttle gear.
Tony Gachoka, John Githongo (if he will ever stand on a political podium), are so far the only one from the hegemonic Kikuyu tribe identified with ODM and any observer will see that writing on the wall. Joseph Kamotho jumped ship, Charles Njonjo went mute, Paul Muite coiled his tail, and Uhuru Kenyatta is faced with a Catch 22 situation (tribe/party/nation – does not know where he belongs). Anyway, if the Githongo story is true, it carries some weight, but as Chris wrote one time ‘this time is ours’ (repeated by Koigi wa Wamwere today), then he should try and find a better constituency to launch his politics given that his target electorate rejected Kamotho (twice), Arthur Magugu, Peter Kuguru and even Uhuru, and many more for associating with ‘others’.
For Kalonzo and all his supporters should note this, that the only way he will stand against Kibaki is ‘Tosha’ by the consensus and if the compromise candidature model can be bought and work and thereafter appease the people making such decisions. For the time being, he should think about 2012, which he has in his path, a rejuvenated Uhuru Kenyatta and may be a repackaged Musalia Mudavadi. Forget Najib Balala and his delusion.