New Alliance of Presidential Aspirants
A new alliance is in the offing in preparation for the next general
elections. News going round indicates a coming together of the ODM deputy
leader with several former ministers and an already sitting minister who has also
declared his presidential ambitions with another party. The meeting between the
Deputy Premier, Musalia Mudavadi and the Gatanga Mp Peter Kenneth both of whom
are presidential aspirants is awakening many political pundits to the fact that
a new political kid is in the realms of power given their National appeal. Also
present were former ministers Najib Balala a key ODM pentagon member and Dr. Mukhisa
Kituyi a key political analyst.
Could this be demonstrating a new force to reckon in the
Kenyan politics? This must be the case given the diversity of the leaders who met;
they all regionally represent vote rich areas but all depends on if they land on
three aces of political victory which have been envisaged in the new
constitution; Integrity, National might to garner the requisite 50+1% of the national
vote and the maneuver to beat that 25+ 1 counties requirement. With the
enlightened Kenyans, currently conversant with the constitution, Ethics and
integrity poses the challenge.
The build up to the national elections is pulling together
both friends and foe. This is in endeavor for each and every leader to fit in
the center of power come the new government.
The next general elections in Kenya will be the first one
under the new constitution. It is causing jitters and freight to all political
leaders since they only have, each a single chance to squeeze into the
bandwagon or else be cursed into the abyss of political orphanage. The former
Constitution provided boundless vigil for all those who sensed defeat in their
respective political contests. They could negotiate a misfit which could be
forcefully aligned to be by their aspirations to remain in power.
Contrary to all their joy, it is now awe and worry as each
ponders the best way forward. Point blank it is quite obvious that many will be
dropped since the power bus has been re sized only to accommodate few. Appointment
of political allies to the powerful cabinet positions is now a thing of the
past as it has been replaced by the constitution demand that only professional
run these public accounting offices.
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