Everybody has a price, woe unto you if you still trust these politicians

A file editorial cartoon.

Since Raila Odinga pulled a fast one the other National Super Alliance (NASA) principals, the latter have been in a funk. First, they called a press conference to denounce the pact between President Uhuru Kenyatta and Mr. Raila Odinga, terming it a personal initiative far removed from what NASA stood for. A couple of days later, Mr. Mudavadi was reading a statement, affirming that as NASA’s co-principals, they were in accord with Raila’s move.

Weeks down the line, Mr. Wetangula and his cohorts were threatening unspecified action against Raila, then inevitably, the Luhya unity dirge arose. Arguably, amnesiac Luhya leaders retreat to their tribal cocoons only when they have been upstaged. Repeatedly, they have attempted to impose the siege mentality on their people in a bid to divert attention from their leadership inadequacies.