WATER AND OIL: ELUDED PRESIDENCY

The Kikuyu vote is hermetic, seldom do they endorse an outsider.I am not a hater, neither am i propagating tribalism here. I arrived at this conclusion after constructing viable premises. Here we go; The period that preceded Kenya's independence provided an opportunity for the late Jaramogi Oginga Odinga a clear opportunity to be president. But instead of grabbing this opportunity, he demonstrated a rare fete, he opted to preserve this coveted seat to the detained Mzee Jomo Kenyatta. And that is how the Presidency eluded the Luo community- to date. Although he was made Kenya's first Vice President, he would later fall out with Mzee in 1966 after serving on a short stint. Then, one of the architects of Kenya's economic development Tom Mboya, the man who was making long strides towards succeeding Mzee Jomo, was assassinated July 5, 1969. It is a muted truth that those behind his brutal killing were the powerful people who didn't want him to take the mantle from Kenyatta. Well, several years passed on, Moi took over the reigns of power, the 1982's failed coup de tat, in which the Odingas were widely mentioned. However,Odinga would mount a powerful rebellion in the late 80s to push for a multi party Kenya. He succeeded and for the first time, the presidency had come a reality for Jaramogi after he was made the Chairman for the FORD party, a party that appeared strong enough to pluck KANU's Moi from State House. The dream was short-lived. Matiba, who was entrusted to deliver the Central Kenya vote disengaged from FORD to form FORD-Asili. Matiba finished second in the hotly contested 1992 general election. If he had partnered with Jaramogi, surely, the arithmetic could have been different. Unfortunately, Jaramogi died January 1994.
It was upto Raila, to live the dream of the father. His unsuccessfully vied for presidency in 1997, finishing a distant third. In 2002, he decided to support Kibaki's bid after his famous 'Kibaki Tosha' slogan at the Uhuru Park. He banked his hope on the gentleman's agreement that Kibaki would serve for one term. He was duped. He would later fall out with Kibaki regime after the failed 2005 draft constitution referendum. His quest to be president re-emerged in 2007 when he launched his bid under the ODM ticket. Again, he lost after a undisputed general election which among other things saw Kibaki hurriedly being sworn in at the twilight hour in State House,over 3000 killed in the violence that erupted and thousands being displaced. In 2012, it was highly expected that the Kikuyu could not imagine fronting a presidential aspirant after a 41 against 1 2002 election. Musalia Mudavadi appeared to be the preferred aspirant for the Agikuyu vote. However, most MPs threatened to disown the Jubilee alliance if it was not Uhuru who would be their torch bearer, demonstrating a high voltage tribalism. You cannot shake the loyalty of an old woman in Muran'ga to Uhuru. I have always asked myself, who is tribal here. Am i the one writing here or those am writing to. It could have been prudent if the Kikuyu could have unanimously supported someone outside their tribe. But insisting on Uhuru-their man is a TRIBALISM. I wish it was Ruto vying and Uhuru being the running mate. That could have made sense. Now Ruto is in a position that we are not even sure that the two will stick together. Remember, Ruto too has ambitions. I rest my case