On October 3rd, 2016 during his tour in Mombasa, National Assembly Majority Leader Aden Duale warned National Super Alliance (NASA) leader Raila Amolo Odinga against picking Mombasa Governor Ali Hassan Joho as his running mate.
According to Duale, Joho would have denied Raila presidency because of the political landscape of this nation.
He instead advised him to consider his co-principals including Former Vice President Stephen Kalonzo Musyoka, ANC leader Musalia Mudavadi and Ford Kenya Leader Moses Wetangula.
The lawmaker said that Raila would have lost very early in the morning if he decided to name Joho as his running.
Joho is considered Coastal political kingpin.
The decision to choose Joho as Raila’s running mate would not have augured well with NASA’s other affiliate parties including Wiper, Ford Kenya and ANC. The former Prime Minister later settled on Kalonzo.
The two mounted one of biggest campaigns in the history of this nation.
The team, however, lost to Jubilee.
The election was, however, marred with all sorts of issues that led to the nullification of President Uhuru’s win.
Raila shocked his supporters and entire world when he refused to take part in the rerun in October.
The Luo political kingpin has since reunited with President Uhuru in the famous handshake.
Here is the video: