this is Africa brother...there a few politicians here who care about their country first...few if any.

If I were Raila, I would read (re-read) 'The Prince'(Machiavelli) and 'Art of War' (Sun Tzu) and other strategic, real or fictional works and having done so:

1. Withdraw from top race 2012
2. Support a Musalia/Kalonzo ticket (some docile twosome who maybe agreeable nationally)
3. Fill senate with cronies
4. Engineer a senatorial impeachment on Musalia after year 1.
5. Stage a come-back citing, 'our coalition days' blah blah...

Otherwise, 2012 is going to be Raila against all like it was Moi/Uhuru against all (Narc) in 2002, or Kaunda against MDC in Zambia 90's.

Because of the head start he has, bet the rest will gang against him in a massive way, including AU, US Republicans and China but excluding EU.

So, RAO, why risk to fail in the mother of all battles, while waiting just 1 year will get you there?

By the way - may I join your strategy team pro bono? These opinion polls are sweet in the mouth but bitter in the stomach, they are bent against you, in the long haul, sir.

Then Kenya will be like all the other countries in world that don't have Raila!!!

What's up with Kenyans and their fixation on individuals. You can ship all political leaders - past and present to North pole and Kenya will still be here. Let's decolonize our minds.

This cant happen. Raila will obviously run in 2012....daaaaaaah! The guy is so smitten with power yaani,and the opinion polls keep pampering his ego yaani, he will, as sure as the sun shall rise kesho in Tasmania, run for 2012. Perhaps the question should be Will Raila be President of Kenya unless Uhuru is his running mate??

@kadonye

You have now officialy stood in the path of a bullet and RAO(figuratively speaking)