Choosing Karua bumped Odinga ahead of his rival Ruto in the opinion polls but it meant that he disappointed Wiper party leader Kalonzo Musyoka who had expected to the running mate slot having secured in the 2017 elections...
However Wiper party leader Kalonzo Musyoka who had conditioned his support for Odinga on being his running mate has not taken the snub well (AC Vol 63 No 9 Rivals struggle to balance their tickets)...
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Odinga's choice of Karua quickly alienated Kalonzo Musyoka who says he will quit the Azimio La Umoja alliance to launch his own campaign for the presidency...
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In particular Wiper party leader Kalonzo Musyoka a Kamba has made spirited demands for the deputy president slot which have complicated Odinga's plans to court the Mount Kenya vote...
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The two other OKA principals Wiper party leader Kalonzo Musyoka and Kenya African National Union's Gideon Moi had come to Mudavadi's launch but walked out when they learned about Ruto's role...
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That puts pressure on the OKA which groups together the Amani National Congress led by Musalia Mudavadi; Kalonzo Musyoka's Wiper party; the Kenya African National Union of Gideon Moi; and Moses Wetangula's Ford Kenya...
The bill also seeks a six-month prior-to-elections deadline for smaller parties such as those of Amani National Congress leader Musalia Mudavadi and Wiper's Kalonzo Musyoka to declare officially and irrevocably whose presidential ticket they will support...
Amani National Congress leader Musalia Mudavadi sent apologies for his absence – his step-mother's body was arriving for burial from the United States on the day – while the Wiper party's Kalonzo Musyoka was conveniently in South Sudan...
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But the other key politicians that Odinga needs to make his national alliance work – a former deputy president and leader of the Amani National Congress Musalia Mudavadi as well another former deputy president and leader of the Wiper Party Kalonzo Musyoka – sent regrets for their absence at the rally...
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After merging Jubilee and ODM Kenyatta had planned to bring the leaders of the smaller parties – Musalia Mudavadi Kalonzo Musyoka Gideon Moi and Moses Wetangula – into a wider coalition for an Odinga presidency that would stop the Ruto juggernaut (AC Vol 62 No 21 Raila beats Ruto as the oligarchs' favourite & Vol 62 No 23 Cash takes on the kingpins)...
In an opinion poll released on 19 November by the TIFA market research agency in Nairobi Ruto was leading with 38% over the other three contenders: Raila Odinga (23%) Musalia Mudavadi (2%) Kalonzo Musyoka (1%)...
