Raila’s 2022 strategy that might send Ruto packing

He has tried to contest for presidency several times, but will he make it this time round? Raila Odinga-led ODM party has a number of strategies, including the formation of a new political outfit, that will bring together President Uhuru Kenyatta and Raila ahead of the elections.

This is according to one of the senior members of the party who spoke to a local daily on conditions of anonymity.

The other is simultaneous rallies in support of a referendum and laying the groundwork for the expected political alliance with Uhuru.

According to The Standard, the planned series of political rallies by the ODM leader and his allies in his Nyanza stronghold is part of the strategy, with party insiders saying Raila has instructed the area MPs to rally the region for a looming referendum and the political alliance with the President.

Another strategy key to the 2022 game plan is to task various party MPs to accompany their colleagues in Jubilee allied to Uhuru and other like-minded leaders in nationwide meetings to rally support for his unity deal with Uhuru, a move calculated to demonstrate to the country the dawn of a new political movement.

The two leaders are said to be working on a new vehicle for 2022 contest that may see Uhuru back Raila for the presidency.

However, deputy president Dr William Ruto has been positioning himself as Uhuru’s 2022 successor. His allies have severally argued that there is an MoU between the head of state and his deputy that will see him back the DP in 2022. But do you think this will be easy with the existence of the handshake? Do you either think there is really an alliance being formed between Uhuru and Raila?

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