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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%)...
All of them have their presidential ambitions and reasons to distrust Odinga: Ford Kenya's Moses Wetangula Amani National Congress's Musalia Mudavadi and the Wiper party's Kalonzo Musyoka joined by Kenya African National Union chairman Gideon Moi...
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Unravelling tentKenyatta had hoped that his 'big tent' politics would co-opt not just Odinga but also the two leaders of the main Luhya parties Musalia Mudavadi and Moses Wetangula Wiper party leader Kalonzo Musyoka a Kamba and Gideon Moi a Kalenjin and leader of the Kenya African National Union in this new grand coalition...
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The collapse of Kenya's National Super Alliance the opposition coalition that lost the 2017 election looks certain after three of the party leaders involved – Amani National Congress's Musalia Mudavadi Wiper Party leader Kalonzo Musyoka and FORD Kenya's Moses Wetangula – set out their intentions to dissolve the party...
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Vol 62 No 14 |
- KENYA
- UGANDA
Unlike Odinga Musalia Mudavadi and Kalonzo Musyoka Ruto has little diplomatic support or international reputation...
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The other possible contestants – Musalia Mudavadi and Kalonzo Musyoka – sometimes talk about fronting a third force possibly led by Gideon Moi who himself seems unsure...
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Alongside the two principals it brought in Kalonzo Musyoka (Vice-President and Home Affairs) Musalia Mudavadi (Deputy Prime Minister and Trade) Moses Wetangula (Foreign Affairs) and William Ruto (Agriculture)...
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These include: Amani National Congress chief Musalia Mudavadi Wiper party leader Kalonzo Musyoka Gideon Moi of the Kenya African National Union and Ford-Kenya's Moses Wetangula...
Agreeing on a common candidate has emboldened the alliance's principles Amani National Congress leader Musalia Mudavadi Wiper party's Kalonzo Musyoka Gideon Moi of the Kenya African National Union and Ford-Kenya's Moses Wetang'ula to believe that similar tactics could see one of them take the presidency as a compromise candidate (AC Vol 62 No 6 Raila's weak grip)...
