Wrangles in UDF a wake-up call for Musalia Mudavadi

United Democratic Forum (UDF) is steeped in internal power struggles that expose the shaky ground on which the party leader stands. When Musalia Mudavadi flexed his muscles and purported to fire the party chairman for not kowtowing to him, he did not expect a serious backlash. With a political history characterised by blunders, that was not suprising. The weak trait, perhaps, emanates from the fact that politics for Mudavadi was fortuitous.

The demise of Moses Mudavadi, at a time when Kanu was enamoured of dynastic tendencies, saw the younger Mudavadi picked to succeed his able father. Mudavadi senior was accessible, outgoing and pragmatic. He knew what he wanted and unerringly went for it. However, with the son, it’s different.