“ODM leader Raila Odinga is poised to secure more Cabinet secretaries, Principal Secretaries, and ambassadors as he formalises his political partnership with President William Ruto. The two leaders are expected to announce their collaboration between the Kenya Kwanza coalition and ODM in the coming weeks, just before Ruto reveals a Cabinet reshuffle aimed at integrating more members from Raila’s party. This anticipated collaboration follows extensive consultations across the country and comes on the heels of the Monday high-level meeting between Raila and Ruto” (Mambo Mseto X, 26.02.2025).
The loss in Addis Ababa for Raila Odinga has now left the juggernaut in a quagmire of a position. As he was the candidate of the state and parts of his trusted leaders are already appointed into cabinet secretary positions in the “broad-based” government together with the Kenya Kwanza government of President William Ruto.
Odinga doesn’t have a foreign mission now or will be out of the haywire of Nairobi. No, he has returned home after a loss. His mission for the African Union was yet another electoral loss in the long career of Baba. The man who isn’t able or capable of winning, but coming in as a second. That happened again…
Raila and his Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) are already connected with the government. Neither if he has a direct agreement or a memorandum of understanding. The ODM is a part of the government, because of the Cabinet Secretaries coming from his party. They are there and are working for the joint-cause already.
Now we should just anticipate a handshake. The 2025 BBI or whatnot. The sort of making him Prime Minister or a semi-formulated role of reformist and game-changer in or partly inside the government. That’s what we should soon see, as that gives Ruto peace and Raila enough leverage to get his coins for his labour too.
Ruto was supportive and did give his blessing to the AUC candidature. That would give him less headaches at home. Now it has returned and something has to be done with Odinga. He needs to be busy and kept happy. Ruto and Odinga knows each other. They will make a backroom agreement or pact, which benefits them both without humiliating anyone. That’s what is coming…
Odinga has already sacrificed the Gen-Z and their start of a revolution. He stopped their tracks. Azimio haven’t come to their aide either. No one has listened or really tried to act on the needs of the ones on the streets. No, they was just able to stifle it and stop it from enlarging itself. That’s why we are here… Ruto and Odinga won’t act on their requests. No, these two are there to eat and it shows. Peace.
MinBane 