Does Raila believe his words?

The biggest political news of the week was about how Hon Ababu Namwamba bolted from the ODM wagon, where he served, according to him, as a ceremonial Secretary General. For a person who loved being regarded as Jenerali, resigning from the position was a huge personal sacrifice. Who knows? That could be the only serious party that he will have served as an SG.

The fact that he resigned after his friend Hon Paul Otuoma resigned from the post of the ODM Vice Chairman tells a lot. Maybe not a lot, considering that the two politicians hail from Busia County, but the ramifications are there to be felt. It will be unwarranted to start arguing the huge impact their leaving the party has, but it will be equally foolhardy to ignore the impact it has altogether. Ababu is fondly remembered in the opposition circles as the only MP to have sworn in the name of Raila Odinga when being sworn as a Member of Parliament in 2008. Whereas such emotional kicks are expected here and there, that act alone underscored how much he loved former Prime Minister Raila Odinga and how fervent he was about it.