Should Jimi Wanjigi’s top seat bid worry Raila and DP Ruto?

Businessman Jimmy Wanjigi. [Edward Kiplimo, Standard]

The entry of businessman Jimi Wanjigi into the presidential race might rattle other presidential aspirants and particularly Raila Odinga and William Ruto - the two presumed horses.

You see, horserace political analyses are more entertaining when elections are presented as binary oppositions. This is so because, under the earth, the football match models of analysing politics are adrenaline-charging and stir appetite for such punditry.