From: douglas majwala
Will you please publish my article that I sent you two years back but was not published. You can now see and agree that my prophecy in this article has come to pass.
Majwala Oriko Douglas.
Raila, the President that never was.doc 30K
Raila, the President that never was…
By
Douglas O. Majwala.
“Not all that glitters are gold”. Raila a lifetime
political martyr in the sub-continent is still inclined to believe along
with his disciples that he can make it to the throne before he rests
for life outside the universe. Unlike his political colleagues, Raila
a long-time anti graft crusader has always evaded being involved in
scandals from minor to mega ones in a society that is highly rotten
of grand corruption making him be nicknamed a clean man who descends
in a transfigurational style in the midst of tribulation where and when
peoples hopes inches despair.
His unique carrot policies have often scared his
adversaries and made him be seen as a political monster for them and
this has made of recent his acquaintances question his faithfulness
when befriending him for a cause as it is always easier for him to make
a sudden u-turn when things don’t go his way and indeed does not embrace
public interest, a quality required of a strong ambitious and proactive
leader.
Raila a fugitive of lawlessness has a unique sanity
that dares trash the bad elements from alliance with him without due
regard to the costs associated with the decision, to him public interests
comes first and counts most than anything else even if it means disintegrating
or abandoning his own founded party, this makes him be regarded as one
of rare political species whose un-predictable political trait sends
greedy figures sick. In fact and in short without Raila-ism, politics
in Kenya are never tasty.
Political acceptance of a firebrand Raila is 3-D
in instinct. Firstly, Raila does not advocate for politics of intrigue
and tribalism which are the cornerstone of politics in East African
country, he always try as much as he can to get endorsement in other
provinces and indeed he gets it from the voters regardless of jealous
big names in those locales who claims to possess the provinces. This
has made some like Mudavadi and Ruto to try to emulate his style of
deploring tribalism although with great care as their people may sometimes
on hearing this run a mock.
Secondly, Raila’s non-tribalistic and cleanmanship
traits wins him international recognition and support as these are the
merits that counts to the international fora and donor community. Most
big shots in Kenya smell a rat of minor to mega grafts. When it means
waging war against corruption Raila is ready to breach even a high level
moratorium as long as graft is denounced and laid to rest.
Thirdly, Raila has a history of living to his unwavering
principles and has a cause to fight for-for Kenya, despite the fact
that his tireless and endless efforts are only causing political multiplier
effects to his colleagues whilst himself getting stuck in a “Wild-goose
chase.”
Any journo with a nose for news wouldn’t find scandalous
story to report about the leftist Raila. This has won him unwavering
public support let alone his dogmatism that has scared all reins in
the oldest East African unipolar economy.
But one question remains un-answered that, why a radical Raila does not make
it to the peak with all the charismatic merits he has that beams far
beyond the borders of pyrethrum producing country? Is it that Amolo
does not care about the incentives of political planning that can lead
him to realize his longstanding dream? Is it that failure to plan is
planning to fail? Is poor electoral system to blame for fiasco? Or is
the new constitution that he engineered its writing a witch against
his dreams?
Rorya-Tanzania.