Pundit - I know your crystal ball is useless without clear numbers. Hope Ngunyi and Wolf help you out soon. Here's Robina's read:
Ruto's biggest asset is covid misery - akin to a vulture during famine - otherwise BBI checkmated hustler narrative and left him at mercy of tribal coalition where Raila has deftly run circles around him.
Nairobi seem like BBI lineup will finish Ruto - as Big 4 have split the swara - ANC Matungu, Ford-K Kabuchai, Wiper Machaa - and leave Uhuru-Raila to square with Ruto in Nairobi. You see greedy Ruto is enemy numero uno everywhere. Just last week he picked pointless fight with Kalonzo at Kabaka funeral.
Judas Sakaja is effectively katikati - has strategically chickened out. ODM, Wiper, ANC are not fielding and will back Jubilee pick. Jubilee of course will field Dennis Waweru likely with Kamba runningmate. They must assuage Kamba after hanging Sonko. If Sonko strikes deal with Uhuru to go underground and continue drug business in peace - as i suspect - Kamba bulk will go Jubilee-BBI. PK is onto big league now.
Kikuyu-Kamba Jubilee ticket is great for everyone in BBI tent...
1. Uhuru - he gets Kikuyu brats another mnofu and markets PK in the process
2. Raila - "sacrifices" once again to help Uhuru and Kikuyus as he did in revenues. Solidifies anti-Ruto team
3. Kalonzo - saves face by getting something for Kamba after Sonko; helps him in Machaa
4. Mdvd/Weta - get an easier time in Western and escape Kibra shame of laughable 200 votes
5. Sakaja - Sonko dies and no Luhya to outflank him in 2022. The man is a chameleon and will not risk his senatorship. He knows Waweru is far easier sport in 2022 unlike Sonko. This snake will lead Waweru campaign while getting ready to knife him in 2022
Hustler will field Bishop Wanjiru likely with Luhya runningmate. Because Mdvds and Weta seem desperate to remain in BBI tent - so they will drum Waweru - this will force Ruto to pick Luhya as Wanjiru runningmate.
Ruto biggest blow will be Sonko rejection. I bet he already knows this. Sonko can smell the hyena desperation and it disgust him - Ruto has literally NOTHING to offer him. Sonko won 2013-17 by bagging Kikuyu + Kamba + slums ... any association with Ruto first destroys this winning coalition - then puts him at loggerheads with Kalonzo - and worst lands him in the lethal deep state guillotine as corrupt drug dealer.
Sonko vs Ruto interest are miles apart... it no-brainer Sonko will continue to distance himself from Ruto. Nothing personal. Muthama "strength" is Kamba nationalism and anti-Kikuyu venom - so with Kikuyu vantage post this make Muthama only as useful as his few millions.
Ruto other problem is Uhuru. There will be no Raila & ODM to attack as they will shield behind Waweru, Uhuru, PK and BBI. Sonko was Jubilee... so ODM will merely back Waweru in Handshake spirit
- as Jubilee did in Diani. It will be amusing to see how MK kikuyu proverbs are received in the city.
Expect ugly battle of strange bedfellows. Hope Wanjiru has cremated her skeletons - another Kamangu fiasco can do her in badly - last time she merely lost a husband live at the podium
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