You can see how Raila fallout with folks - calling them names and mistreating them - and that is without power.
That has been main reason he has never become PORK
Because he just has the Sisyphean curse
He create enemies as he create friends.
Ruto when he differs with someone - generally doesnt talk bad..or even when betrayed...he moves on without bitterness, matusi and name it.
Even Uhuru has been caught flat-footed.
So people eventually find it easy to reconcile and work with Ruto.
For Raila - he will call you takataka, mbwa, name it
So every election cycle - he start from the scratch - building relationship again and again.
At the back of his very loyal and dependable Luos.
It always too close but too far. It always if he had consolidate the gains - and added new areas - he would have won.
2007 - very close if not rigged.
2013 - 2017 - and now 2022 - same mistakes - zero consolidations - now he desperately cobbling a noisy coalition four months to election - but has lot a significant junk of NASA in Luhyas.
The Luos are going to be emancipated this august because surely he has come to and end and none of odinga family look likely to inherit
Dear Mami , I have been on this blogosphere for more than 20 years . If you have seen my posts before you will know Railas father Jaramogi Oginga Odinga is my hero . I have been on record for having supported Raila in 1992 elections .
However we cannot ignore the three things aforementioned which nearly cost Kenya as a nation . This is the antithesis of being a President and yes as witnessed in 2013 and 2017 - Leadership comes from Almighty . There is a reason why Raila lost 2007,2013 and 2017 elections even with a good backing locally and internationally . Raila has never repented for these 3 things