That's all conjecture. It's RiggyG who has Gema they are not just out in the field shepherdless. Why would Kalonzo make such a deal with Uhuru yet RiggyG is barred from running?
Let's see what happens next. A presser must be in the works.
Because Gachagua is very powerful.Kalonzo can only deliver 3 governors 3 senators 30 MCAs and less than 30 Mps while Rigathi can deliver over 12 governors 12 senators and Over 70Mps Over 300 MCAs with a total backing of over 4M votes.While negotiating with Such a person,You need to undermine him into submission thorough underhand tactics.
Through Kalonzo orders,Kamba allied police bodyguard would have secured the VVIP lounge and brought sanity before Gachaguas wife and women started making ululations to secure his release from state agents.
But he is inelligible so that's illogical. Kalonzo is not as stupid as you seem to believe. I expect him to whip the few wakamba traders and laborers in Siakago to back the DCP candidate while rallying the Embu: Look, we are all behind your RiggyG. So far, so good - see how rudely he rebuffed Ruto over the runningmate offer.
Reception at JKIA was most likely organized by the incorrigible Malala wanting to prove his mettle. I don't see disunity.
Have you ever been to Siakago?
The area is very vast dry and people very poor.i have lived there and I agree with you that there are many Kamba there.
Unless Gachagua has agents on the ground,Ruto will mobilize police officers and buy all DCP agents over there.If he is using police to cause chaos,What about intimidating IEBC officers?
Unless Gachagua stops stupidity and starts recruiting DCP agents and supporters with a proper command structure He will be rigged out in that by election.
When your opponent acts like a thug you should act like one even worse.
Yes in 1999 JB Muturi won byelections there using Kanu machinery against Kibaki DP.
But JB is with RiggyG now who is a thug like Ruto. He stood up to Uhuru and was locked up and his cash frozen. Didn't flinch - mtoto ya Mau Mau kamili. DCP is 4 months old - cut him some slack. He rallied folks here like clockwork... did you
see that? Literally meeting after meeting lined up for a month, always on message. He has collected $$ for small byelection.
The arrival back - see how he played Ruto machinery by changing flights last-minute, making all wild allegations in advance to put the media and everyone on guard. Looking vulnerable is a good play - Ruto and Sakaja look like big, bad bullies. RiggyG is not injured or decapitated. I see good strategy in his actions.
By-elections are easy to monitor unlike the general. They can use JB machinery - they must zone and mobilize media, NGOs, etc. There is I think 3 MP seats opposition cares about. Mbeere, Malava, Banissa. They can split and optimize resources. Kilifi, Baringo and Luo areas are out of reach. Expect Ruto to deploy heavy artillery so tighten that belt. Wacha kulia mapema. Team RiggyG iko form.
