Tragedy of failing Jubilee and ineffectual CORD

Thus far into the Second Republic the Opposition CORD alliance has been a colossal failure. The enormity of CORD’s failure was on display again this past week with the poorly thought out idea of having Raila Odinga inherit late Senator Otieno Kajwang’s Homa Bay seat.

It is still unclear whether Mr Odinga was the originator of the idea. It might as well have come from overzealous ODM MPs eager to demonstrate their unthinking loyalty to the big man. Either way, the damage was done. Mr Odinga came off as a leader hungry for power and high position for its own sake, and one willing to soil his legacy to achieve this objective.