Former PM Raila Odinga, businessman Chris Kirubi and Jubilee Secretary General Raphael Tuju Photo/kenya-today.com
The Jubilee party decided to invest their trust in someone who grew up in a village experiencing the might of the Oginga Odinga family. UhuRuto’s Secretary General Raphael Tuju was chosen due to his sober stands as well as based on political propaganda. He was expected to produce a super template nomination exercise that could mock what has been done by his village party, ODM. However, the son of Luo Nyanza seems to have some respect for Raila if the chaotic nominations are a reliable parameter."If we feel that the integrity of the process needs us to repeat, we will repeat. Party officials and management have instructions to reschedule the exercise in affected areas and better manage logistics,” Tuju said after an outcry from aspirants.The party was earlier boasting of standby choppers and adequate state security if need be. What happened till people were fighting, burning election materials, destroying public property and lashing at each? When did Governor Mandago lose trust in a great party like Jubilee?This process has been shambolic until some loyalists are questioning if Tuju is in NASA or Jubilee. Mandago is justified in doubting Tuju’s loyalty because he has almost a billion collected from smart card sale and nomination fees.How can you organize such a below par activity with all those millions and standby choppers?