You can only be betrayed after you win.
Supporting Kalonzo is a losing cause - so Kamba's cannot betray Mt Kenya as Melon wont win.
Why cant Melon win?
1) A melon ticket means Luhya and Kisii vote swings to WSR
2) There is a second requirement to win prez that we seem to forget - winning candidate must gather 25% of the votes in at least 24 counties. Gachagua would bring the 10 Mt Kenya counties + Nbi + Lamu + Kajiado = 13.
Melon only brings 3 Ukambani counties (Macha, Kitui, Makueni) + maybe two more (Taita + Msa) = 5
That's a max of 18 counties. Where does a melon/gachagua ticket get the other 6 counties?
RAO is currently in bed with WSR - so a runoff btn WSR and Melon/Gachagua would see RAO back WSR.
Guaranteed loss.
Kambas have voted 2x for Luo presidential candidate. It's about time Kalonzo put them to the test and see if they can rudisha mkono. If that's the way the luhyas feel too bad for them. There is no way Gema are voting for someone with 10% or less then face betrayal. It will take several elections for them to heal.
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Gachagua or Kalonzo duo and you can forget the Kisii and Luhya votes. Max 35% and WSR gathers the anti-Mt kenya (and their Kamba cousins).
Kalonzo?
The fella has been MP for 28 years and minister for 18 years yet cannot name one thing he has done in all these dog years.
Kalonzo, like MDVD, is akin to the church in Laodicea - neither hot nor cold, but lukewarm. The only choice is to spit them out
Gachagua will run and most likely he will win. If Gachagua backs Raila or Matiangi, Gema will revolt. The only acceptable choice for Gema is kalonzo.
Yes it's either Kalonzo or Gachagua goes all the way. You combine Gachagua 25% with Kalonzo 12% and they are sitting pretty at 37%. If Matiangi 5% and Natembeya 5% that's give you 47%. They only need 4% to win it. Raila has no chance unless Ruto steps down for him in ODM. This time around he will be lucky to get 20% of the national vote.
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