[wanabidii] Fresh rift as G7 chiefs plan how to stop Raila

A deal by three presidential aspirants to work closely as they
approach the next General Election has caused rifts in the G7
Alliance.

Deputy Prime Ministers Uhuru Kenyatta, Musalia Mudavadi and Eldoret
North MP William Ruto — each with his own political party — have
agreed to join forces to defeat their main rival, Prime Minister Raila
Odinga.

The deal, however, appears to have annoyed Justice Minister Eugene
Wamalwa, who has threatened to quit the alliance if Mr Mudavadi was
being brought on board with the single aim of defeating Mr Odinga.


"I cannot allow myself to be part of an alliance where the sole aim is
to demonise an individual or a community," Mr Wamalwa said in Oyugis
on Sunday.

Speaking at his former school, Gendia High, in Homabay County, Mr
Wamalwa said he is "saddened" to hear from G7 colleagues that they
want to form a G8 Alliance with the sole aim of stopping Mr Odinga.


He said that Kenya has suffered immensely because of bad politics and
that he is not ready to be part of politics of exclusion and
isolation.

The Saboti MP recalled that such politics led to the isolation of
Jaramogi Oginga Odinga, leading to underdevelopment in areas like
Nyanza.

He declared that he will be making a "serious" political statement
this month as he complained about the poor state of local roads. The
minister has been touted as Mr Kenyatta's choice for running mate.


Elsewhere, Mr Odinga laughed off the G7 strategy, saying, he was the
leader best-placed to succeed President Kibaki. (READ: I have new
ideas, says PM Odinga)


He likened the plot by Mr Kenyatta of The National Alliance, Mr
Mudavadi (United Democratic Forum) and Mr Ruto (United Republican
Party) to the proverbial rat that tried to bell the cat.

"They are like those rats who after making a nice bell started arguing
(over) who would tie it around the cat's neck. TNA said 'no I can't',
URP said 'no I can't' and UDF said 'no' as well. So, in the end nobody
was able to bell the cat and that cat is called ODM," he said.

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