Raila’s presence in the Senate could have complicated matters for Senate Minority Leader Moses Wetang’ula, who is a co-principal, since agitation would have followed that the Ford Kenya leader gives up the House post to Raila in consideration of the fact he leads the biggest party in the coalition and political clout too, especially as a former PM and President Uhuru Kenyatta’s key rival. Even if Raila would not have sought to dethrone Wetang’ula as minority leader, his presence alone may have overshadowed the Bungoma Senator in the House, and therefore create rivalry, strategists said. Raila had met a group of MPs from CORD and other political advisors at the Jaramogi Odinga Centre and made phone calls to other key strategists who reportedly advised him to avoid running for the Senate seat. Majority of his supporters concurred that seeking to vie for the Senate seat would dent his image as a national leader and portray him as a power-hungry person who would be willing to risk his reputation by running for a lower seat only to be in Parliament. This would also have distracted him from concentrating on rebuilding the opposition party and coalition ahead of the 2017 General Election, some of his supporters especially on online sites argued. Besides the plan to have Raila join the Senate unsettling the opposition coalition, contesting would have been seen as stifling democracy within ODM. This is because Raila, who comes from Siaya, would have denied candidates from Homa Bay the chance to contest the seat on an equal platform given his clout in the region and the party of choice in the county.
Coalition for Reforms
and Democracy (CORD) leader Raila Odinga will not run for the Homa Bay
Senate seat for fear this would split the Opposition and set the stage
for claims by rivals that he has stooped too low and is a diminishing
political asset.
Raila, who had been touted to capture the seat easily, yesterday defied
the pressure from some Luo Nyanza MPs and elders who wanted him to
succeed his fallen ally Otieno Kajwang’.
Read more at: http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2000144118/why-raila-backed-out-of-homa-bay-senatorial-raceSources revealed that Raila, who on Sunday had been given three days to make a decision, hastily opted to make the announcement a day earlier due to pressure from majority of his supporters across the country. Raila’s presence in the Senate could have complicated matters for Senate Minority Leader Moses Wetang’ula, who is a co-principal, since agitation would have followed that the Ford Kenya leader gives up the House post to Raila in consideration of the fact he leads the biggest party in the coalition and political clout too, especially as a former PM and President Uhuru Kenyatta’s key rival. Even if Raila would not have sought to dethrone Wetang’ula as minority leader, his presence alone may have overshadowed the Bungoma Senator in the House, and therefore create rivalry, strategists said. Raila had met a group of MPs from CORD and other political advisors at the Jaramogi Odinga Centre and made phone calls to other key strategists who reportedly advised him to avoid running for the Senate seat. Majority of his supporters concurred that seeking to vie for the Senate seat would dent his image as a national leader and portray him as a power-hungry person who would be willing to risk his reputation by running for a lower seat only to be in Parliament. This would also have distracted him from concentrating on rebuilding the opposition party and coalition ahead of the 2017 General Election, some of his supporters especially on online sites argued. Besides the plan to have Raila join the Senate unsettling the opposition coalition, contesting would have been seen as stifling democracy within ODM. This is because Raila, who comes from Siaya, would have denied candidates from Homa Bay the chance to contest the seat on an equal platform given his clout in the region and the party of choice in the county.Sources revealed that Raila, who on Sunday had been given three days to make a decision, hastily opted to make the announcement a day earlier due to pressure from majority of his supporters across the country. Raila’s presence in the Senate could have complicated matters for Senate Minority Leader Moses Wetang’ula, who is a co-principal, since agitation would have followed that the Ford Kenya leader gives up the House post to Raila in consideration of the fact he leads the biggest party in the coalition and political clout too, especially as a former PM and President Uhuru Kenyatta’s key rival. Even if Raila would not have sought to dethrone Wetang’ula as minority leader, his presence alone may have overshadowed the Bungoma Senator in the House, and therefore create rivalry, strategists said. Raila had met a group of MPs from CORD and other political advisors at the Jaramogi Odinga Centre and made phone calls to other key strategists who reportedly advised him to avoid running for the Senate seat. Majority of his supporters concurred that seeking to vie for the Senate seat would dent his image as a national leader and portray him as a power-hungry person who would be willing to risk his reputation by running for a lower seat only to be in Parliament. This would also have distracted him from concentrating on rebuilding the opposition party and coalition ahead of the 2017 General Election, some of his supporters especially on online sites argued. Besides the plan to have Raila join the Senate unsettling the opposition coalition, contesting would have been seen as stifling democracy within ODM. This is because Raila, who comes from Siaya, would have denied candidates from Homa Bay the chance to contest the seat on an equal platform given his clout in the region and the party of choice in the county.Coalition for Reforms and Democracy (CORD) leader Raila Odinga will not run for the Homa Bay Senate seat for fear this would split the Opposition and set the stage for claims by rivals that he has stooped too low and is a diminishing political asset. Raila, who had been touted to capture the seat easily, yesterday defied the pressure from some Luo Nyanza MPs and elders who wanted him to succeed his fallen ally Otieno Kajwang’.
Sources revealed that Raila, who on Sunday had been given three days to make a decision, hastily opted to make the announcement a day earlier due to pressure from majority of his supporters across the country. Raila’s presence in the Senate could have complicated matters for Senate Minority Leader Moses Wetang’ula, who is a co-principal, since agitation would have followed that the Ford Kenya leader gives up the House post to Raila in consideration of the fact he leads the biggest party in the coalition and political clout too, especially as a former PM and President Uhuru Kenyatta’s key rival. Even if Raila would not have sought to dethrone Wetang’ula as minority leader, his presence alone may have overshadowed the Bungoma Senator in the House, and therefore create rivalry, strategists said. Raila had met a group of MPs from CORD and other political advisors at the Jaramogi Odinga Centre and made phone calls to other key strategists who reportedly advised him to avoid running for the Senate seat. Majority of his supporters concurred that seeking to vie for the Senate seat would dent his image as a national leader and portray him as a power-hungry person who would be willing to risk his reputation by running for a lower seat only to be in Parliament. This would also have distracted him from concentrating on rebuilding the opposition party and coalition ahead of the 2017 General Election, some of his supporters especially on online sites argued. Besides the plan to have Raila join the Senate unsettling the opposition coalition, contesting would have been seen as stifling democracy within ODM. This is because Raila, who comes from Siaya, would have denied candidates from Homa Bay the chance to contest the seat on an equal platform given his clout in the region and the party of choice in the county.Coalition for Reforms and Democracy (CORD) leader Raila Odinga will not run for the Homa Bay Senate seat for fear this would split the Opposition and set the stage for claims by rivals that he has stooped too low and is a diminishing political asset. Raila, who had been touted to capture the seat easily, yesterday defied the pressure from some Luo Nyanza MPs and elders who wanted him to succeed his fallen ally Otieno Kajwang’. Sources revealed that Raila, who on Sunday had been given three days to make a decision, hastily opted to make the announcement a day earlier due to pressure from majority of his supporters across the country. Raila’s presence in the Senate could have complicated matters for Senate Minority Leader Moses Wetang’ula, who is a co-principal, since agitation would have followed that the Ford Kenya leader gives up the House post to Raila in consideration of the fact he leads the biggest party in the coalition and political clout too, especially as a former PM and President Uhuru Kenyatta’s key rival. Even if Raila would not have sought to dethrone Wetang’ula as minority leader, his presence alone may have overshadowed the Bungoma Senator in the House, and therefore create rivalry, strategists said. Raila had met a group of MPs from CORD and other political advisors at the Jaramogi Odinga Centre and made phone calls to other key strategists who reportedly advised him to avoid running for the Senate seat. Majority of his supporters concurred that seeking to vie for the Senate seat would dent his image as a national leader and portray him as a power-hungry person who would be willing to risk his reputation by running for a lower seat only to be in Parliament. This would also have distracted him from concentrating on rebuilding the opposition party and coalition ahead of the 2017 General Election, some of his supporters especially on online sites argued. Besides the plan to have Raila join the Senate unsettling the opposition coalition, contesting would have been seen as stifling democracy within ODM. This is because Raila, who comes from Siaya, would have denied candidates from Homa Bay the chance to contest the seat on an equal platform given his clout in the region and the party of choice in the county.
Read more at: http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2000144118/why-raila-backed-out-of-homa-bay-senatorial-raceSources revealed that Raila, who on Sunday had been given three days to make a decision, hastily opted to make the announcement a day earlier due to pressure from majority of his supporters across the country. Raila’s presence in the Senate could have complicated matters for Senate Minority Leader Moses Wetang’ula, who is a co-principal, since agitation would have followed that the Ford Kenya leader gives up the House post to Raila in consideration of the fact he leads the biggest party in the coalition and political clout too, especially as a former PM and President Uhuru Kenyatta’s key rival. Even if Raila would not have sought to dethrone Wetang’ula as minority leader, his presence alone may have overshadowed the Bungoma Senator in the House, and therefore create rivalry, strategists said. Raila had met a group of MPs from CORD and other political advisors at the Jaramogi Odinga Centre and made phone calls to other key strategists who reportedly advised him to avoid running for the Senate seat. Majority of his supporters concurred that seeking to vie for the Senate seat would dent his image as a national leader and portray him as a power-hungry person who would be willing to risk his reputation by running for a lower seat only to be in Parliament. This would also have distracted him from concentrating on rebuilding the opposition party and coalition ahead of the 2017 General Election, some of his supporters especially on online sites argued. Besides the plan to have Raila join the Senate unsettling the opposition coalition, contesting would have been seen as stifling democracy within ODM. This is because Raila, who comes from Siaya, would have denied candidates from Homa Bay the chance to contest the seat on an equal platform given his clout in the region and the party of choice in the county.Sources revealed that Raila, who on Sunday had been given three days to make a decision, hastily opted to make the announcement a day earlier due to pressure from majority of his supporters across the country. Raila’s presence in the Senate could have complicated matters for Senate Minority Leader Moses Wetang’ula, who is a co-principal, since agitation would have followed that the Ford Kenya leader gives up the House post to Raila in consideration of the fact he leads the biggest party in the coalition and political clout too, especially as a former PM and President Uhuru Kenyatta’s key rival. Even if Raila would not have sought to dethrone Wetang’ula as minority leader, his presence alone may have overshadowed the Bungoma Senator in the House, and therefore create rivalry, strategists said. Raila had met a group of MPs from CORD and other political advisors at the Jaramogi Odinga Centre and made phone calls to other key strategists who reportedly advised him to avoid running for the Senate seat. Majority of his supporters concurred that seeking to vie for the Senate seat would dent his image as a national leader and portray him as a power-hungry person who would be willing to risk his reputation by running for a lower seat only to be in Parliament. This would also have distracted him from concentrating on rebuilding the opposition party and coalition ahead of the 2017 General Election, some of his supporters especially on online sites argued. Besides the plan to have Raila join the Senate unsettling the opposition coalition, contesting would have been seen as stifling democracy within ODM. This is because Raila, who comes from Siaya, would have denied candidates from Homa Bay the chance to contest the seat on an equal platform given his clout in the region and the party of choice in the county.Coalition for Reforms and Democracy (CORD) leader Raila Odinga will not run for the Homa Bay Senate seat for fear this would split the Opposition and set the stage for claims by rivals that he has stooped too low and is a diminishing political asset. Raila, who had been touted to capture the seat easily, yesterday defied the pressure from some Luo Nyanza MPs and elders who wanted him to succeed his fallen ally Otieno Kajwang’.
Sources revealed that Raila, who on Sunday had been given three days to make a decision, hastily opted to make the announcement a day earlier due to pressure from majority of his supporters across the country. Raila’s presence in the Senate could have complicated matters for Senate Minority Leader Moses Wetang’ula, who is a co-principal, since agitation would have followed that the Ford Kenya leader gives up the House post to Raila in consideration of the fact he leads the biggest party in the coalition and political clout too, especially as a former PM and President Uhuru Kenyatta’s key rival. Even if Raila would not have sought to dethrone Wetang’ula as minority leader, his presence alone may have overshadowed the Bungoma Senator in the House, and therefore create rivalry, strategists said. Raila had met a group of MPs from CORD and other political advisors at the Jaramogi Odinga Centre and made phone calls to other key strategists who reportedly advised him to avoid running for the Senate seat. Majority of his supporters concurred that seeking to vie for the Senate seat would dent his image as a national leader and portray him as a power-hungry person who would be willing to risk his reputation by running for a lower seat only to be in Parliament. This would also have distracted him from concentrating on rebuilding the opposition party and coalition ahead of the 2017 General Election, some of his supporters especially on online sites argued. Besides the plan to have Raila join the Senate unsettling the opposition coalition, contesting would have been seen as stifling democracy within ODM. This is because Raila, who comes from Siaya, would have denied candidates from Homa Bay the chance to contest the seat on an equal platform given his clout in the region and the party of choice in the county.Coalition for Reforms and Democracy (CORD) leader Raila Odinga will not run for the Homa Bay Senate seat for fear this would split the Opposition and set the stage for claims by rivals that he has stooped too low and is a diminishing political asset. Raila, who had been touted to capture the seat easily, yesterday defied the pressure from some Luo Nyanza MPs and elders who wanted him to succeed his fallen ally Otieno Kajwang’. Sources revealed that Raila, who on Sunday had been given three days to make a decision, hastily opted to make the announcement a day earlier due to pressure from majority of his supporters across the country. Raila’s presence in the Senate could have complicated matters for Senate Minority Leader Moses Wetang’ula, who is a co-principal, since agitation would have followed that the Ford Kenya leader gives up the House post to Raila in consideration of the fact he leads the biggest party in the coalition and political clout too, especially as a former PM and President Uhuru Kenyatta’s key rival. Even if Raila would not have sought to dethrone Wetang’ula as minority leader, his presence alone may have overshadowed the Bungoma Senator in the House, and therefore create rivalry, strategists said. Raila had met a group of MPs from CORD and other political advisors at the Jaramogi Odinga Centre and made phone calls to other key strategists who reportedly advised him to avoid running for the Senate seat. Majority of his supporters concurred that seeking to vie for the Senate seat would dent his image as a national leader and portray him as a power-hungry person who would be willing to risk his reputation by running for a lower seat only to be in Parliament. This would also have distracted him from concentrating on rebuilding the opposition party and coalition ahead of the 2017 General Election, some of his supporters especially on online sites argued. Besides the plan to have Raila join the Senate unsettling the opposition coalition, contesting would have been seen as stifling democracy within ODM. This is because Raila, who comes from Siaya, would have denied candidates from Homa Bay the chance to contest the seat on an equal platform given his clout in the region and the party of choice in the county.
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