Somebody Tell Mudavadi to Stay in ODM and Fight for "Change" From the Inside

Kenyans are keenly waiting to see which party one Musalia Mudavadi will be moving to - that is if he makes his   intentions true. The Labour Party of Kenya and the New Ford Kenya are some of the parties that have been said to be warming up to him.But should he walk out from ODM? What would it mean for him? What would it speak of ODM? What would it say of Kenyan politics?

I will tell you. First, let's talk of ODM. It's a party of rebels and some of whom fought the good fight- I don't know what they have been fighting for "these days". Everyone who has walked out of this party, or threatened to do so, has bemoaned the dictatorial attitude of one Raila Amolo Odinga, the party leader. They have said, on numerous occasions, that Raila does not tolerate divergent views in the party. Anyone who is seen to oppose what he stands for is kicked out. Whether these narratives have some truth or are mere falsehoods is for you to decide.

Should Mudavadi walk out, as he has been threatening to, the image of ODM will be totally destroyed. First there was Ruto, then came Balala (what a name!) and now there is Mudavadi. I don't know where Mama Ngilu is, but she has been pretty quiet. Remember the Pentagon? It was Raila's idea of a unified Kenya. After all, he had all the regional de facto leaders who "represented" Kenyans from all corners. Sometimes, I don't get it why he complains about G7 putting Kenya into blocks (assuming for a moment the ICC is nonexistent). Aren't the G7 members coming up with their own "Pentagon"? At least they have remembered the good people of North Eastern!

Mudavadi's exit from ODM to either the Labour Party of Kenya or the New Ford Kenya would further help balkanise this country. Remember that these two parties, although they claim to be national parties (do we even  have national parties?), are "owned" by the good Mulembe (peace loving) people - if we assume that the leaders represent the aspirations of the people! Mudavadi would also have added himself to the list of ungrateful, forgetful and out-rightly foolish leaders who seek support along tribal lines. And I'm not saying that ODM did not begin as a conglomeration of tribal/ regional interests.

There will not be much to say about Kenyan politics. The narrative has not changed, only that some people think they are very subtle and "doing things" that are supposedly different. Show me a Kenyan politician who does not think along tribal/ regional lines and I'll promise you my vote. Better still, show me a Kenyan voter, an ordinary broke but hopeful Kenyan like yours truly, and I'll tell you that Kenya is not beyond redemption. Or, I'll start my walk to my childhood land of Msambweni (South Coast) and convince the good, warm, peace loving (forgetting Kaya Bombo for a second) and down-to-earth folks there who have every God given right to demand what is best for them, that PWANI NI KENYA!