Pokot South Member of Parliament David Pkosin now says that ODM leader Raila Odinga is on his way out of active politics.
The Jubilee lawmaker is terming this as the reason behind the sudden reunion of the opposition's top leadership behind Odinga, after initially abandoning him.
Citing the incidents that followed Raila's truce with President Uhuru Kenyatta last year, where Kalonzo Musyoka, Moses Wetangula and Musalia Mudavadi disowned the former Premier, Pkosin now claims that they are back to take over.
According to the MP, leaders who have been seen attending functions alongside Raila lately, are trying to ensure that they are close to him so as to enable one of them to reap from his exit.
“For Wetang'ula, Kalonzo and Mudavadi to start following Raila after initially parting ways with him, it is almost certain that the former premier could be exiting the political scene. Like the proverbial hyena that stealthily follows a man hoping to benefit if his hand drops, they are similarly following Raila hoping to reap from his exit,” Pkosin is quoted by Nation.
He said that the opposition's sudden friendship with Uhuru could also be having a deeper meaning, and is pinned on the 2022 polls.
The ally of Deputy President William Ruto termed this a plot to win the President's heart hoping to win his endorsement for the presidency in the 2022 general elections.
However, he said that the plot, if it is indeed the plan, will never succeed in the current Kenya where voters no longer follow leaders blindly and noted that Uhuru will most likely endorse a member of his party, in reference to the DP.
"This is a serious miscalculation because the politics of endorsement have a history of failure in this country. Besides, it is unlikely that the President will endorse a presidential candidate other than one within his Jubilee Party” he added.
Pkosin cautioned the opposition that their attacks on the DP and claims that he is corrupt will not bear any fruits.