![]() ![]() Jubilee vice chairman David Murathe, a close Kenyatta confidant, publicly endorsed Raila as the most suitable and deserving successor to Uhuru. Some of the President's allies have been visiting him at his Capitol Hill office while others have accompanied him to 2022 strategy talks at the Kajiado home of powerful Cotu secretary general Francis Atwoli. The nasty break-up in Jubilee appears to be playing in Raila's favour. “Even if we were to lose unity in the Jubilee Party so as to bring unity in this country, that is still a higher goal and that is one of the reasons why the President took the extraordinary step of pursuing the handshake,” Tuju said in an interview with Citizen TV. In a bare-knuckle attack on the country's second in command, the Cabinet Secretary without portfolio said they were ready to sacrifice Jubilee for the sake of national unity. I will support him if he wins the nominations.” “There could have been some sort of swearing among friends but there is no way you can make a party to be accountable to that and I think the Deputy President is aware of this. That is not something you can hold anybody to account on,” Tuju said. “That primary does not put into consideration any kind of deal that may have been there with the President. Jubilee secretary general Raphael Tuju on Tuesday revealed that the party has no automatic presidential candidate and that aspirant will go through nomination. Ruto, who until 2018 was seen as the President's heir apparent, has been boxed from state power and confined to the periphery amid political turmoil roiling the wobbly Jubilee outfit. “They’ll come with the system, but we will be there with the people and God and see who wins.”Ī faction of the President's ruling Jubilee party is pushing for a Raila presidency after an acrimonious falling out with Deputy President William Ruto. This system, this deep state we are being told about, we are waiting for it,” the DP said last month. “I just want to tell them: We’re waiting for you. In Kenyan politics, the “system” refers to powerful bureaucrats, political operatives and tycoons bankrolling Kenya’s elections.īut Ruto has dared the “system” to bring it on, saying he has “God” and a majority of Kenyans to back what he said was an unstoppable 2022 presidential campaign. So, if we have the system plus our votes, which are usually more than the others, what else do we need?” Oburu said. He has a lot of energy…something which we have been missing is the so-called system…we are with Uhuru Kenyatta who is holding the system. “In my view, Raila is still fit for the presidential race. His elder brother Oburu Oginga let the cat out of the bag when he claimed that Raila will be President in 2022 because he now has what he termed as 'the system' on his side. They believe that with the handshake and his larger-than-life stature, Raila now has the support of the key institutions and people who allegedly influence presidential outcomes. The Star has established that most of Raila's political allies are urging him behind the scenes to go for the country's top seat in 2022 as he is guaranteed victory. But if he wins, he is likely to be a transitional president,” he said. “If he loses in 2022, Baba would have done his part. His candidature has the blessings of influential people within the corridors of power and there is no way he will snub that," he told the Star.Īccording to Odhiambo, Raila's final moment will be in 2022. "It is clear and Raila has sent the signals that he is preparing to run. ![]() ![]() ![]() Political analyst Felix Odhiambo said Kenyans should better be used to the fact that Raila will be in the ballot in 2022. Odinga is busy rebranding ODM, overhauling its office and operations and rallying support from bases such as Central where he has not been getting massive backing. Political analysts agree there's s no way Raila would be so keen on the BBI, a revamping ODM and seeking fresh allies if he had no interest in the presidency. In him we expect major contributions going forward,” the ex-Kitutu Masaba MP said. I see him as a balancing act between the anarchists and those operating on the status quo. The flower of his legacy is being remodelled. Party national treasurer Timothy Bosire said Kenyans were yet to see the last of Raila in presidential politics. As the holder of the vision for a new Kenya, the country will do well to give him an opportunity to implement this vision,” said ODM secretary general Edwin Sifuna. “To ask him to endorse someone else again is to ask too much. While close allies have been cagey on Raila's plans, one thing is clear: He will not endorse any presidential candidate. ![]()
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