WETANGULA CALLS FOR RAILA'S RETIREMENT

Tension and anxiety has gripped the Coalition for Reforms and Democracy (CORD) after the outspoken Bungoma Senator Hon.Moses Wetangula threw a spanner into the works by calling on Raila to either retire from politics or support one of the CORD principals without which,he threatened, their dance will end prematurely.
In an exclusive interview with KTN on Thursday, Wetangula, who is also the Ford Kenya party leader and one of the principals in CORD, said CORD supporters are tired of voting for a loser and Raila should change tact and consider retiring from politics.
“People vote for you, the votes are stolen and they start to think that even if they vote for you again, the same thing will happen,” Wetangula said.
The Bungoma Senator who is also the leader of minority in the Senate House also said that he believes CORD coalition has the capacity to win 2017 elections but told Raila that large crowds do not translate to votes.He asked Agwambo not to be hoodwinked by the mammoths and instead delve deeper into the interest of the electorate.
“Wherever we go, one must bear in mind that crowds are not votes so we
have to go much deeper than that,” said Wetangula.
Wetangula was too much engrossed with the idea of Raila backing up another candidate, either him or Kalonzo Musyoka, to the point of concluding by saying that if Raila Odinga contests for the Presidency in 2017, he will give Uhuru an early Christmas because he will celebrate before 8 am.
This brings another twist to Raila's life in this game they call politics. He has taken more than two decades in the political trenches and some perceive him as a kin to a wrestler who is hit,falls ,rises on his feet and goes for more punches. Raila has been in the dark and bright day of the Kenyan nation and has been madly described as the enigma in the Kenyan politics.To many,he cuts the image of a hardened war general who has fought and won many political battles. His critics are as eloquent in their dislike as his supporters are in their praise.Even the late Kijana Wamalwa couldn't describe him better when he said, "Those who love him, love him with passion and those who hate him hate him with passion.
However,in response to Wetangula's sentiments, Raila's Chief of Communication Mr.Etale assured Wetangula that Raila's name will appear on the ballot paper in the impending 2017 general elections. Etale further claimed that Mr Odinga is the definite CORD flag bearer and further advised Wetangula and Kalonzo to seek other posts in the coalition.These utterances from Etale are indications that Wetangula's sentiments seem not to auger well with the ODM wing of the CORD coalition.
Charles Domnic