Allow Raila to go now or risk waiting forever for 'Godot'

Azimio leader Raila Odinga waves at his supporters as he walked to board a matatu headed to Nairobi's CBD on July 10, 2023.

Kenyan opposition will be stronger when they overcome the fear of letting Raila Odinga go-he has served his time well and it is time they groom another leader. Spencer Johnson, an American physician and author known for his self-help book, 'Who Moved My Cheese' says: "Change happens when the pain of holding on becomes greater than the fear of letting go."

Last week, Raila announced that he was going for the African Union Commission chairperson seat. Some commentators encouraged him to take it as a retirement benefit. Others said it was an honourable exit from the opposition politics in Kenya. However, his ardent followers were divided-some said he should not go because it is a trap to exit him from politics while others insisted that it would be a sabbatical and he would come back in 2027 to contest the presidency.