Nyongo’s arrogance should be checked

ODM top guns should blame themselves if they lose this year’s general elections if the latest Steadman opinion poll results are anything to go by which now indicates that Kibaki has gained while Raila has lost 3%.

Since ODM presidential candidate Hon. Raila Odinga toppled President Kibaki in opinion polls, the party’s top guns have been behaving as if they have already occupied State House.

Kisumu Rural MP Prof. Anyang Nyongo’s arrogance on recent TV talk shows and the party’s chairperson Henry Kosgey’s insinuations while on a campaign in Nyanza province that Raila needs two terms to deliver his Kenyan dream are some of the incidences that have led to the decline in Raila’s ratings.

ODM top guns should take note that Western province is supporting the party largely because they’ve been made to believe that Raila, if he wins the presidency this year, will support his running mate Mr. Musalia Mudavadi who hails from the province come 2012.

The ODM bigwigs have also minimised their campaigns to attend fundraising dinners which have minimal impact on the ground.

As a supporter of ODM’s ideals, I call on Raila to come out and tell Kenyans whether he is going in for one or two-terms or else risk losing the Western province vote to Kibaki. Finally, he should also tame his campaigners tongues to avoid being ashamed at the ballot.