Towards the end of NARA, it was clear that we had been shafted. People had been saying that for quite some time but we ignored. In fact some of us targeted those well-meaning souls who warned us about the shafting for special matusi. We believed and said that "Raila and and Kibaki are enjoying 'equal' power". The delusions continued well in to 2011 when Kibaki started making moves intended to sideline Raila with a view of choosing his own successor.
I have no idea when KM opened his eyes to the reality - a reality is trying with noble intentions - to share with Pundit. But I know he was among the last to see the asteroid about to land on our heads.
This therefore is deja vu. When a news media associated with Uhuru publishes a report about Ruto being shafted and his propagandists turn around and blame "ODM Propaganda" and Raila and his retinue. It's like there is a memo to absorb all the blows and ignore all hints to the Drunken Uncle to leave before the family dinner.
Those making the accusations are not ODM. They are Jubilee people. Yet Pundit finds a way to suggest they are ODM.
While Raila wants a referendum for purely noble reasons based on the desire for electoral justice and national unity, GEMA wants the same for reasons of wanting to renege on their promises to Ruto.
Yes on the face of it Ruto has the same power as Uhuru. That in itself should have set all red lights burning hot. Like I said, Ruto has only one card to play: Emigre Kikuyus. It is not a situation GEMA wants and they would like to see it resolved. If they have to give him power, they want to exercise (as Churchill said about Kenya's independence before Mau Mau) : Magnanimity in victory. GEMA does not want an image of having given in to blackmail. They will not appease the beast that is holding their people hostage. The act of holding Kikuyus in RV hostage to Ruto's ambitions is in itself proof that Ruto is not honest nor are his intentions noble (that word again! Let's try righteous, virtuous, good, honorable, upright, decent, worthy, moral, ethical, reputable; magnanimous, unselfish, generous). They feel a certain compulsion. If he gets power while holding hostages, he is likely to grow bolder and may not be amenable to return the power when his term of office expires.