Opposition leader Raila Odinga is slowly but surely drifting into old age and might soon have to give up his Luo kingpin slot and exit the political arena altogether.
And though he is expected to hand over power to another person, either openly or behind the curtains, he is very unlikely to endorse any of his children as his successor.
It's quite open that of all his children, only one has shown interest in politics and the rest cannot be forced to take something they don't find comfortable.
His youngest son Raila Odinga Junior has not been very active on matters politics, making him the wrong man for the job.
Also, he has not held any leadership slot, especially an elective one, and fronting him will only portray Raila as trying to force his children on the people.
Also, his youngest daughter Winnie is completely outside the bracket even if Raila was to pick her as his preferred successor.
Just like Junior, she is a political layperson who cannot be entrusted with the role of leading the millions of Luos allied to her father and is as well too young and inexperienced.
Raila will be making himself vulnerable if he tried to pass the baton to his firstborn daughter and former Kibra parliamentary hopeful Rosemary.
The kingpin seat is a position taken and not given and trying to pass over the region to his daughter will only subject him to attacks from rivals and people eyeing the slot.
Rosemary has never held any elective seat and would find it hard to lead the region.
Raila's only option is to endorse a completely different person on a promise that they will groom one of his children or relatives and hand over to them after some years.
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