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Stop the blame game and help wavering Raila to rise again

Azimio la Umoja leader Raila Odinga. [Collins Oduor, Standad]

The 30 seconds trailer gripped and held my attention. It was a short clip run by NTV promising an in-depth on 'Why Raila lost', infused with Embakasi East MP Babu Owino's witty retorts and Saitabalo Ole Kanchory's grousing. I could not wait to watch. Vast swathes of viewers tuned in. We were all hankering to know what went amiss. I for instance was vested in the elections and rooted exhaustively for Azimio candidate Raila Odinga's victory.

While the hyped snippets touted intriguing insights on why a man voted for by half of the total voters and who ostensibly had everything including the system and the weather on his side, failed to perch on the hill, the feature was monumentally underwhelming. It oscillated on soundbites among Babu, Kanchory and Jeremiah Kioni.

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