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Raila in dilemma over how to handle CORD’s 2017 presidential nomination

It’s high noon again in Kenya. That’s because engines are already being revved up for the 2017 presidential contest. We know which bull will come out of the Jubilee stable. TNA boss Uhuru Kenyatta — alias Kamwana — has a firm grip on that flag. His numero dos, the irrepressible URP chief William Ruto, had better play ball. But methinks Mr Ruto might have a trick up his sleeve for the scion of the Burning Spear.

Even so, the fireworks will come from CORD, not the ruling party. As he has been for over two decades, CORD’s supreme commander Raila Odinga remains the opposition’s centre of gravity. Can either Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka or Senate Minority Leader Moses Wetang’ula dethrone Agwambo?

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