Raila Odinga in a cap branded 'Resist'. [Photo: Twitter/Raila Odinga]President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni of Uganda is credited with ending the most murderous and disastrous military dictatorship of Idi Amini after he successfully led his rebel movement, National Resistance Army (NRA) to military victory after a lengthy bush war.Political stability and economic growth of Kenya's western neighbour since 1986 when Museveni took the helm of Uganda's leadership, can also largely be attributed to him.Similarly, President Paul Kagame is also credited for ending the infamous Rwandan 1994 genocide where more than a million people were massacred in cold blood in a period of 100 days.Kagame led the Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF) to military victory after more than four years of bush war.In Kenya, longtime Opposition leader Raila Odinga, launched a resistant movement in 2017 after losing six presidential elections in a row. The movement which is more or less the same like RPF or NRA, has promised to stay put till Kenya has a 'legitimate President'.But how does National Resistance Movement (NRM) leader Raila Odinga compare with the two strong men of East Africa who led what can be termed as 'successful revolutions' in their respective countries? And can Raila achieve what the duo did? Well, comparing Raila to both Kagame and Museveni, is simply like comparing water with oil or darkness with light because it will take you a long time to draw parallels. On the question of whether Raila can deliver a successful 'revolution' from the bush, the answer is a hell No! Here is why.First, Raila at 72 years, is simply old. He can hardly survive the hardships that come with bush war ranging from diseases, cold, forest snakes to name but a few. When Kagame and Museveni went to the forest to deliver their countries, they were not only youthful, but energetic. Their willpower was also strong and glowing, unlike Raila's which is like embers in a dying fire.Second, though not a requirement per se to succeed, Raila isn't a military person like Kagame and Museveni. As such, Raila lacks almost everything to mount any serious resistance against Kenya Defence Forces, which would likely be deployed to crash his rebel movement it happened with Sabaoti Land Defence Force (SLDF), which was based in the thick Mt Elgon jungle.Finally, resistant movements worldwide are becoming increasingly unpopular among many people. Actually, rebel movements that have been in existence for decades, are finding their ways to the negotiating table with their countries' governments. A good example is FARC rebel movement of Colombia which after fighting the South American country's government for decades, decided to call it quits ending its lengthy resistance.CAPTION: Raila's National Resistance Movement draws no parallels with the resistance movements that liberated Uganda and Rwanda in '80s and '90s respectively: [Photo: Courtesy/Twitter-Gladys Wanga]

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