Robina is the true definition of self deceit . We mentioned here that Railas aim was to initiate a contest a pit Mt Kenya against Ruto and in the event win Mt Kenya for 2022 elections . But he comes to realize too late no matter what , Mt Kenya will never support him .
It is now almost 20 years since Raila started his beef with Kibaki and Mt Kenya - To forgive him it will take years . Actually most probably not in our generation . Children who were born in Mt Kenya in 2004 will be eligible to vote in 2022 and their whole lifetime they have seen Raila as their tormentor , You think they will vote for Raila because of BBI ?
Ruto is the incoming President , he is doing fine though with some blunders here and there , any association with Raila be it a scaremongering tactic against government operachicks will only dent his image in Mt Kenya - He needs to stay away and clear from Raila .
A fallout with Uhuru has not affected him that much in Mt Kenya simply because they see in him a person who will battle it out with Raila .
What self-deceit? I have maintained Raila does not need to tour Mt Kenya nor get their direct support any more than he needs say Kamba support. BBI is a power-sharing deal so Gema only need to follow their own interest:- 1M1V1S, PM, etc - which is what BBI offers. One Kenya cannot win PORK on their own and so long as Uhuru prefes Raila over Ruto, the latter is endangered by his thinning Gema support.
You cannot show us how the BBI common interest (for the Handshake crew of Uhuru, Raila, Sacred flower-girls) has diverged. Because it hasn't. Ruto is still the common enemy. Mt Kenya leaders have refused to board UDA for one. Only a handful of usual diehards have joined:- Nyoro, Ngunjiri, Kihika. Even Kuria PEP is more popular than UDA in Mt Kenya.
If there is a real Uhuru-Raila fallout we will soon see. It can't be silenced for long just like the Uhurutopia explosion. Only desperate UDA is cheering loudly while everyone else seems unbothered.