Renowned law scholar Prof. Makau Mutua on Sunday made a surprise prediction on how ODM leader Raila Odinga will become the fifth President of Kenya after the August 8 polls.
Mutua predicted that by noon of Agust 8, Mr Odinga will have defeated President Uhuru Kenyatta, adding that his opinion was informed by the clues that the Jubilee team has been sending.
The controversial columnist opined that the ruling coalition appears to be in panic mode as evidenced by, “the manoeuvres to pack constitutional commissions and gerrymander electoral... drift towards illiberalism, the choking of NGOs, and lashing out against “foreign meddlers”...”
Mutua further observed that the NASA leaders including Kalonzo Musyoka, Musalia Mudavadi, and Moses Wetangula will first have to put aside their ambitions so that they can give Odinga the chance to defeat President Kenyatta.
Interestingly, Mutua had just a few weeks declared that Musyoka was the best candidate to become the Opposition flagbearer.
“They all know in their heart of hearts that Raila gives them the best shot at ending the Jubilee regime. This is the question - do they hate Jubilee more than they dislike each other? Put differently, are they willing to go another five or ten years in political Siberia? If not, they will shelve their little egos and line up behind Raila.” the law professor stated.
The US-based lawyer stated that regardless of the outcome, the August 8 election will be historic in the sense that it will either make or break Odinga’s political life.
“In August next year, Raila will either ascend to the pinnacle of power, or end a Sisyphean struggle for the most potent office in all the land. On that day—no matter the outcome—he will cross the Rubicon, and enter the Door of No Return. The scion of Jaramogi will metaphorically extirpate the last of his nine lives,” he predicted.
