Should Raila and Kalonzo be elected/nominated?

[omundustrong]

Efforts are in top gear to have the two Cord leaders make their way back to parliament ostensibly to lead their troops in checking the Government.When Musalia was allegedly fronted for nomination by his party he was derided and harangued for not being sure whether he would win and thus trying to get himself to parliament via the back-door.He denied this and indeed if his name was on the list it was expunged.

Now,back to my contention,what is good for the goose should be good for the gander!The shoe is now on the other foot!should they or should they not be nominated/elected?My view is that they should not be.

The nation assembly and the senate is rich with members from Cord who can carry out this mandate very well and names that spring to mind are Ababu Namwamba,James Orengo,Mutula kilonzo who should also be given the chance to cut their political teeth in opposition politics.

The beauty of this is that then we move away from the hero-worship that is so inherent in the Kenya's politics.This is the time for new leaders to spring up both from the Government side and the Opposition to give Kenyans a wide pool of leaders to choose from so that come 2017 we are not shackled to the same old faces in politics.

My second reason is that the resources that would be spent on a by-election ,if one of the MP's is prevailed to step down and the attendant corruption of being paid to relinquish the position are gymnastics we can do without!
Have your say ,this is my humble view.
To you now jukwaaists!

[omundustrong]

Emkei iam sorry i hadnt seen you had a thread already on these two i have been away on sabbatical.

[emkei]

Apr 12, 2013 11:44:59 GMT 3 omundustrong said:

Emkei iam sorry i hadnt seen you had a thread already on these two i have been away on sabbatical.

No offence taken. To the contrary I think your thread is still valid and does not duplicate the one I had posted earlier. I also agree with your assertions that the two sissy boys should allow other politicians to lead opposition politics. There can and there will be a vibrant opposition without these two septuagenarian pensioners.

Emkei

[omundustrong]

Thanks for obliging me Emkei i agree that we need a new crop of leaders to show their mettle otherwise we shall still be saddled with the Musalias,kalonzos,odingas of this world.

[nowayhaha]

Good question you have put on the table "Should Raila and Kalonzo be elected/nominated ?

Thay should learn from history , after the death of Kijana Wamalwa , Musikari Kombo won the Fork-kenya Chairman position and was considered a powerful man and a Kingmaker in the run-up to the 2007 general elections but as we witnessed having delivered the Bukusu vote to Kibaki and lost his parliamentary seat he was nominated to parliament and that was the end of his political career , it never managed to bounce back.

Secondly Raila made his career as a well established politician with a large following not because of his contribution or astuteness in parliament but because of directly dealing with the masses through campaign platforms and meet the people tours .So the decision of him going back to parliament to maintain visibility is farfetched and actually might backfire as he will be forced to compete for limelight with young vibrant eloquent and more progressive parliamentarians both from his side CORD/ODM and Jubilee. As for Kalonzo its dependent with the decision Raila makes.

Thirdly the election was about Raila, lets be honest for a moment ,some were very passionate with a Raila presidency ,some were for ABR and the rest were collateral damage. The ABR won . The ABR group at no anytime will they warm up for Raila for simple reason as to why the voted him out in the just concluded Presidential Elections ,a good example is Moi and KANU in 2002 however he will be respected if he opts to take the retirement route as you see with former President Moi.

[stranger1in3]

Apr 12, 2013 11:32:39 GMT 3 omundustrong said:

Efforts are in top gear to have the two Cord leaders make their way back to parliament ostensibly to lead their troops in checking the Government.When Musalia was allegedly fronted for nomination by his party he was derided and harangued for not being sure whether he would win and thus trying to get himself to parliament via the back-door.He denied this and indeed if his name was on the list it was expunged.

Now,back to my contention,what is good for the goose should be good for the gander!The shoe is now on the other foot!should they or should they not be nominated/elected?My view is that they should not be.

The nation assembly and the senate is rich with members from Cord who can carry out this mandate very well and names that spring to mind are Ababu Namwamba,James Orengo,Mutula kilonzo who should also be given the chance to cut their political teeth in opposition politics.

The beauty of this is that then we move away from the hero-worship that is so inherent in the Kenya's politics.This is the time for new leaders to spring up both from the Government side and the Opposition to give Kenyans a wide pool of leaders to choose from so that come 2017 we are not shackled to the same old faces in politics.

My second reason is that the resources that would be spent on a by-election ,if one of the MP's is prevailed to step down and the attendant corruption of being paid to relinquish the position are gymnastics we can do without!
Have your say ,this is my humble view.
To you now jukwaaists!

Raila's end life in politics is near. I believe he will be best suited to serve in a non political position,like special envoy. Todays meeting with Uhuruto may attest to thawing of ties and i foresee a more constructive engagement from the cord duo as the realization that they have reached the pinnacle of their political career dawns on them. Raila may now settle down to solidify the gains that he has helped the country achieve over the years.To do this effectively, he may want to play an advisory role rather than to be confrontational.Ababu, Midiwo and Mbadi appear suited to play the role of opposition leaders.