{"id":704,"date":"2020-05-02T07:34:42","date_gmt":"2020-05-02T07:34:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/countysplash.co.ke\/?p=704"},"modified":"2020-05-02T07:34:42","modified_gmt":"2020-05-02T07:34:42","slug":"revealed-railas-hand-in-sabotaging-luhya-leaders-presidential-ambitions-plots-mudavadi-wetangula-downfall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/?p=704","title":{"rendered":"Revealed: Raila\u2019s hand in sabotaging Luhya leaders presidential ambitions, plots Mudavadi, Wetang\u2019ula downfall"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Bungoma<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Chris Mafura and Andrew Ombuni <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A plot is being hatched by ODM leader Raila Odinga and his allies, to edge out Amani National Congress (ANC) leader, Musalia Mudavadi and his Ford Kenya counterpart Moses Wetang\u2019ula at the regional and national politics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is after Mudavadi,Wetang\u2019ula and Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka snubbed Raila\u2019s swearing in ceremony as the \u2018People\u2019s President at Uhuru Park. After the fallout, Raila\u2019s handlers advised him to form a new team ahead of the 2022 general elections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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ODM leader Raila Odinga<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The March 9 handshake between President Uhuru Kenyatta and Raila which gave birth to the Building Brides Initiative (BBI), that is now a campaign tool, Mudavadi and Wetang\u2019ula who perceived enemies were to be punished and embarrassed before there kinsmen at Bukhungu stadium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The duo outwitted Raila and ODM luminaries by attending the BBI rally at Bukhungu instead of going to Mumias one as earlier anticipated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Initially, Kakamega Governor Wycliffe Oparanya, Wycliffe Wangamati (Bungoma), Dr. Wilber Ottichilo (Vihiga), Sospeter Ojaamong (Busia), Central Organisation of Trade Unions \u2013 (Cotu-K) Secretary General Francis Atwoli, Senator Cleophas Malala, Devolution Cabinet Secretary Eugene Wamalwa had met secretly to sideline the and go ahead to install Mr. Wamalwa and Mr. Oparanya as the regional kingpins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But after the two leaders received a heroic welcome at\nBukhungu by the locals, the mood in the stadium changed against Raila initial\nplans. They were forced to change their tone, strategy and go back to the\ndrawing board.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Mudavadi and Wetang’ula<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Raila\u2019s team first held a postmortem at a Kakamega hotel and\nanother one in Nairobi where they agreed to bring down Mudavadi and Wetang\u2019ula\nusing three friendly governors in the region led by Oparanya, Wangamati and\nOttichilo as well as former Funyula MP Paul Otuoma. Mr.  Ojaamong and Trans Nzoia Governor Patrick\nKhaemba who are friendly to Wetang\u2019ula were sidelined.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During the meeting, it was agreed that Raila funds the\nDemocratic Action Party (DAP) that is associated with CS Wamalwa to open up\noffices in Western region to \u2018kill\u2019 ANC and Ford Kenya parties. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Trans Nzoia, they tasked Wamalwa to groom a candidate who will battle it out with outspoken Kiminini MP Dr. Chris Wamalwa of Ford Kenya, a front runner for the governorship seat in the county.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ford Kenya party leader and his ANC counterpart Musalia Mudavadi at a past function<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The CS and Governor Wangamati were also tasked to poach Ford Kenya\u2019s strong candidates in Trans Nzoia and Bungoma counties by assuring them of receiving direct tickets on the DAP party. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Governor Oparanya and Malala were to ensure that all ANC stalwarts are recruited under the ODM party in Kakamega. Oparanya is the national BBI coordinator while Wangamati is the BBI regional coordinator in Western.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Kakamega, ODM has only two MPs in Shinyalu and Mumias\nWest constituencies which has left Raila worried after the exit of Oparanya in\n2022. ANC has six MPs in Lurambi, Lugari, Khwisero, Matungu and Butere. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Vihiga, Governor Ottichilo was appointed to recruit all ANC legislators to ODM with the help of Raila himself. Luanda MP Chris Omulele is only ODM MP in the county. For Busia, Mr. Otuoma was appointed to solidify ODM party in the area in fear of Ford Kenya that has made many inroads in the county.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Analysis <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 1994 after the death of Jaramogi Oginga Odinga, who was the Ford Kenya party leader, former Vice President, the late Michael Kijana Wamalwa was elected as the party leader and Siaya Senator James Orengo, then Ugenya MP was elected as the Vice Chairman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Raila who was then Lang\u2019ata MP was the deputy director for\nelections in Ford Kenya.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 In 1996, just a year to the1997 general elections, the rivalry between Raila and the late Kijana Wamalwa after the chaotic party elections in Thika broke the party. Raila with a section of Ford Kenya party supporters from Luo Nyanza formed the National Democratic Party (NDP) thus sabotaging Wamalwa\u2019s presidential ambitions. Wamalwa was the compromise presidential candidate to take power from the late President Daniel arap Moi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Eugene Wamalwa : CS Devolution<\/strong><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Raila made sure Wamalwa\u2019s friends, Mr. Orengo and Kisumu\nGovernor Prof Peter Anyang\u2019 Nyong\u2019o lose in the elections. After the 1997\nelections, he weakened democracy in Kenya by joining the ruling party Kanu. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prior to the 2002 general elections, Raila teamed up with\nKijana  Wamalwa\u2019s competitors to block\nhis presidential candidature when he rushed and declared \u2018Kibaki Tosha\u2019 slogan\nto ensure Wamalwa doesn\u2019t rise to power.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After Moi made Mudavadi a vice president and a running mate to Uhuru after the dissolution of parliament in 2002 to pave way for the elections, Raila decampaigned Mudavadi in his hometurf of Vihiga and ensured he lost the Sabatia parliamentary seat to the little known preacher Rev. Moses Akaranga. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Following the death of Kijana Wamalwa, the Mulembe nation proposed to President Kibaki  to appoint the former Local Government Minister Musikari Kombo as Vice President , Raila who was a partner in Narc government through his LDP party lobbied for Moody Awori, then Funyula MP to take the position.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Musikari Kombo<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Mt Kenya mafia led by Chris Murungaru wanted Dr Mukhisa Kituyi but Central MPs were opposed to the idea arguing that he is too ambitious and Kibaki might not go for the second term if they supported his bid to be Vice President. They then decided to settle for Raila\u2019s option of Moody Awori who was not only old but also inconsequential in Luhya politics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Raila\u2019s choice of Awori was to set him against his political son, Mr. Mudavadi thus dividing the Luhyas by creating more rifts, the reason the Mulembe Nation is divided to date. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

2007 elections <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2007 when the pentagon was formed, the popular candidate was Mudavadi followed by Kalonzo Musyoka. During the elections, Raila used Tourism Cabinet Secretary Najib Balala, the then Mvita MP and Dr William Ruto who was the Eldoret North MP lobbied for Raila to be declared a presidential candidate of ODM.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Raila was elected the ODM party bearer but due to the\nmalpractices, Kalonzo opted out and formed ODM Kenya. Joe Nyaga and Charity\nNgilu were for Mudavadi before Raila was picked as the presidential candidate.\nMudavadi was made Deputy Prime Minister.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2012, when Mudavadi was Local Government Minister, Raila\nused ODM MPs to scandalize Mudavadi with the cemetery saga. This was to soil\nMudavadi from ascending to power in 2013. Mudavadi formed UDF and became\nposition three in the elections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Mudavadi<\/strong><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Wetang\u2019ula as Foreign Affairs Minister was set by ODM MPs\nand began a smear campaign over the Tokyo Embassy saga and set him against\nKibaki so that he can join ODM and deal with him from within. This strategy\nworked when he joined Raila to form the Coalition for Reforms and Democracy\n(Cord).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to an insider in ODM, Raila’s vendetta with Wetang\u2019ula was when him (Wetang\u2019ula) and Martha Karua stood by Kibaki and ensured he served his second term in the disputed 2007 polls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Wetang’ula<\/strong><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Mudavadi, a compromise presidential candidate of Kibaki was even endorsed by Uhuru and Ruto, Raila lobbied behind the scenes through the Mt. Kenya mafia to ensure Mudavadi is not endorsed. Uhuru and Ruto had a case in the Hague. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

2017 elections <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In readiness for the 2017 polls, when Wetang\u2019ula was launching his presidential bid at Muliro Gardens, ODM goons disrupted the ceremony to block Wetang\u2019ula’s star had risen after defeating Kombo in the 2013 by elections as well as surviving being deregistred from the IEBC voters list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After the handshake, Wetang\u2019ula was stripped off the Senate Minority Leader’s seat and given to James Orengo. ANC MP also became rebellious to Mudavadi. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Wetang’ula and Raila<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

And now he is at it again to ensure Mudavadi and Wetang\u2019ula are weakened politically and don\u2019t work together ahead of 2022 and has formed a new political lineup using political greenhorns who don’t greenhorns who don’t the future of Luhyas at heart. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Judging from the turn of events, the two have come up strongly and are now unstoppable. All the five counties of Western region are under the firm hands of the two leaders and those against them are risking being send to political oblivion<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ends<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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