Opinion: Is Raila Odinga a tactful or reckless politician?

“Raila has no office structure, no discipline in his life or schedule,” said former Head of Public Service Sally Kosgei, a former confidant of Mr Odinga. And she should know.PHOTO: COURTESY

In a few days, former Prime Minister Raila Odinga had gone from being the supposed shrewd and tactful politician to a fumbling and clumsy agent provocateur.

His call for communities to take up arms to force out officials of the much discredited Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has backfired spectacularly.