Raila is right on ODM race, internal polls do not always have to be democratic

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Raila Odinga is one of Kenya’s canniest politicians.

He knows his politics very well, and in the ODM poll contest, he is playing his cards exactly right.

Internal democracy in a political party is a luxury.

It is practised mostly in America where one-man one-vote is an entrenched culture.
In most other societies, the name of the game is to broaden your support base.

Raila is arguably the most successful national politician Kenya has known since Jomo Kenyatta and Tom Mboya.

In 2007 and again in 2013, the geographical spread of his support reached to almost every corner of the country.

He has been very unlucky. In fact, the only reason he is not president today is because of one Luis Moreno-Ocampo.

The next election will be his last hurrah.

To win, he must mobilise his core voters and hold on to constituencies in the former Coast Province while attracting other floaters to assemble a coalition that can match Jubilee.

The ODM elections are a key starting point. He understands that capturing power is the ultimate objective of any self-respecting party.

Whether it is internally democratic or not is of only academic interest.

Ongoro sasa told her kids she was crying because of what?

what Mutiga has penned is fact. If I was in Raila's place I'd also work to make the party look national as much as possible. I remember this time DP had polls around 2000 and some tribal arithmetic had to be done to ensure that the likes of Parpai made it and that the party did not end up being a GEMA outfit

Exactment....I hope other parties will also hold their elections soon!!!!

Hatosheki makofi? Last i remember was when he was slapped silly by Olweny.Poor boy.