Good morning,
As we approach the April 28 deadline set by IEBC for presidential candidates to unveil their running mates, the apparent biggest challenge for the Azimio-OKA team is who to pick between Wiper supremo Kalonzo Musyoka and Narc-Kenya leader Martha Karua.
Over the weekend, leaders affiliated with Kalonzo called on the jumbo coalition to consider selecting him as the running mate citing numbers he commands, especially, in the Lower Eastern region.
Kitui Senator Enoch Wambua, a key ally of the former Vice President, decried the move to have their party leader as a mere member of the coalition saying the political outfit is feeling shortchanged.
On the other hand, Karua received a huge boost in her quest to deputize Raila Odinga after a section of female leaders in the Azimio movement agreed on the push to have her named as the running mate.
Already, a team of experts has been formed with the sole mandate of conducting scientific opinion polls to give guidance on who will steer the government hand in hand with Raila.
Both Raila and Deputy President William Ruto’s camps are also keen on using the running mate slot to woo Mt Kenya voters.
Whom do you think is the right choice for Odinga’s running mate role?
Meanwhile, here are the stories making headlines on Opera News today:
Uhuru Meets Raila, Kalonzo Over DP Post
President Uhuru Kenyatta and Raila Odinga are said to have convened a crisis meeting late evening yesterday at the State House with Wiper’s Kalonzo Musyoka over his demands to be named Raila’s running mate.
According to the Statehouse insiders who spoke to the People Daily, Kalonzo was summoned at State House at 4;30PM yesterday while Raila flew directly to Statehouse from Kasipul where he attended the funeral service of a former ambassador.
Men In Viral Clip Assaulting a Lady Finally Nabbed
Yesterday a viral clip sparked serious uproar across the internet after some rogue elders were caught on video ruthlessly assaulting a lady and her son.
According to sources, the lady had gone to rescue her two kids who were being beaten like animals by the same village elders.
What Ruto Told Musalia, Wetangula Before Deciding on Posts
Deputy President William Ruto is facing an uphill task in the quest to name a running mate that will be acceptable by the voters with pressure mounting on him to settle on someone from the vote-rich Mt Kenya region, a region that is perceived as his stronghold heading into the August general elections.
And now, a report by The Star indicates that the deputy president has already held talks with Musalia Mudavadi of ANC and Moses Wetang’ula of Ford Kenya and informed them of his decision on the running mate besides allocating them other positions in his government.