…will it be the next “…. Tosha” from Raila?
They say that every President in the world passes through a major crisis after which history decides how his legacy will be judged. For the youthful John F. Kennedy it was the Cuban missile crisis.
But for President Kibaki, what will they say the crisis was about?
Referendum crisis, or perhaps Ministers-refusing-appointments crisis.
As the Kibaki crisis unfolds the thoughts on many Kenyan minds is who the next occupant of State House will be. A little pre-mature perhaps, but apparently according to ODM insiders, the ODM is an unstoppable express train. Destination, State House.
More details to follow in this blog.
Saturday, December 10, 2005
The Untouchables of Kenya
...So That’s What Raila Meant By Political Tsunami
Kenya has a new breed of hero politicians who can do no wrong in the eyes of the public. No writer who wants Kenyan readers can dare say something evil about this new breed of untouchables. Never mind that just a few short months some of the characters now in the political grouping of the hour -- ODM (Orange Democratic Movement) were on the top of the public hate-list serving the last hours of Moi’s Kanu government. How political fortunes change. Who would have ever imagined that William Ruto and Gideon Moi would be the darling of the people barely 3 years into the Narc administration? Had those two gentlemen marched into Uhuru Park during President’s Kibaki’s wearing in ceremony as President, they would not have come out alive. Now at the same venue where his father was abused, booed, hurled mud at, the people cannot hear enough of what Gideon Moi has to say. “Na Mkai hivyo, hivyo.” Remain like that, Gideon quipped echoing his father’s favourite phrase and the crowd went wild with laughter and joy.
So Raila has proved yet again that he is a kingmaker. He always seems to be one step ahead of the banana team now scrambling about in State House begging people to accept cabinet positions. (What a laugh).
And this is what Raila meant when he said a couple of months ago that there was a political Tsunami coming to Kenya. Close aides of the President dismissed his remarks. Now I wonder what they have to say for themselves.
I am told that I am wrong. I am told that this Tsunami will lead to a snap poll, early next year and that the ODM will come to power.
Oh and about the Presidential candidate for ODM, I am told they already have a line-up. Details will follow.
Kenya has a new breed of hero politicians who can do no wrong in the eyes of the public. No writer who wants Kenyan readers can dare say something evil about this new breed of untouchables. Never mind that just a few short months some of the characters now in the political grouping of the hour -- ODM (Orange Democratic Movement) were on the top of the public hate-list serving the last hours of Moi’s Kanu government. How political fortunes change. Who would have ever imagined that William Ruto and Gideon Moi would be the darling of the people barely 3 years into the Narc administration? Had those two gentlemen marched into Uhuru Park during President’s Kibaki’s wearing in ceremony as President, they would not have come out alive. Now at the same venue where his father was abused, booed, hurled mud at, the people cannot hear enough of what Gideon Moi has to say. “Na Mkai hivyo, hivyo.” Remain like that, Gideon quipped echoing his father’s favourite phrase and the crowd went wild with laughter and joy.
So Raila has proved yet again that he is a kingmaker. He always seems to be one step ahead of the banana team now scrambling about in State House begging people to accept cabinet positions. (What a laugh).
And this is what Raila meant when he said a couple of months ago that there was a political Tsunami coming to Kenya. Close aides of the President dismissed his remarks. Now I wonder what they have to say for themselves.
I am told that I am wrong. I am told that this Tsunami will lead to a snap poll, early next year and that the ODM will come to power.
Oh and about the Presidential candidate for ODM, I am told they already have a line-up. Details will follow.
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