Musalia Mudavadi most likely Kenya's next President?

[sanjo]

Uhuru, Mudavadi deal..............................

Please read more here Ruto: Uhuru, Mudavadi poll deal could not 'happen' - Politics - nation.co.ke


Eldoret North MP William Ruto has said the initial agreement to hand Musalia Mudavadi the Jubilee Alliance presidential ticket was untenable.



Mr Ruto said the secret pact that would have seen Uhuru Kenyatta cede his presidential bid in favour of Mr Mudavadi did not work because there was a "constituency which did not make things happen".

"There was a challenge following the agreement," said Mr Ruto on Wednesday during Citizen TV's morning show Cheche.




The United Republican Party (URP) leader said Mr Kenyatta had good intentions when he co-opted Mr Mudavadi into the Jubilee Alliance and wanted things to work deep down in his heart.


"He (Mr Kenyatta) had good intentions but it looks like those other people did not," said Mr Ruto without elaborating.

Following the impasse, Mr Ruto said Mr Kenyatta and himself had to ponder available options of consensus and nomination through a national delegate systems.



He said Mr Kenyatta and Mr Mudavadi will now have to slug it out through a nomination process with the winner flying the Alliance's flag.

On Tuesday, Mr Mudavadi said Mr Kenyatta had agreed to step down for him.

However, Mr Kenyatta, while conceding that there was such an agreement, said The National Alliance (TNA) delegates had rejected it outright.



Mr Kenyatta claimed that he was forced to sign the agreement with Mr Mudavadi after being blackmailed by "dark forces" whose identities he did not reveal.

"Yes, I signed the agreement after being compelled to do so by dark forces who claimed that a Kikuyu can't be elected and that foreigners will suspend aid to Kenya," he said.

On Wednesday, Mr Ruto said Mr Kenyatta was a human being and could have been persuaded to sign the deal.

The Eldoret North MP defended the decision to vie for elective posts despite facing crimes against humanity charges at International Criminal Court (ICC).



He said Mr Kenyatta and himself could not subordinate their constitutional rights for mere allegations and falsehoods.

"If we had participated in a coup to make ourselves get into government it would be untenable.

"But if we participated in a democratic process and we are elected, who are you to tell millions of Kenyans that you cannot elect Uhuru Kenyatta and Willliam Ruto?" he posed.



Kwa hisani ya gazeti la Daily Nation.

Struggle for power has so many challenges and tactics. Kenyan politics is not driven by consensus; rather it is driven by economic and class interests. Each group is thinking that it is their time to eat. Let us wait and see.

 

[Dena Amsi]

Yule IGP aliyeshinda interview? nilipenda sana Mdada mmoja alikuwa anajibu vizuri sana maswali....

Yap anaitwa David Kimaiyo. Huyo mama unayemsema ni Grace Kaindi ama mwingine? Maana huyo ndo namba tatu baada ya Ochieng'

 

[Ab-Titchaz]

Duh hii kali ngoja nimsubiri mzee wa nondo za Kenya Ab-Titchaz amwage vitu vyake.

Heshima kwako mkuu,

niko katika pirka pirka lakini nitakupa picha ndogo nikitumia mifano ya kibongo katika hii seketa ili upate kuelewa kikamilifu.

Kwanza kabisa ni poa ukijua kua mkikuyu ni mtu mgumu sana kumuamini...under any circumstances whatsoever!
Ni kama vile uingie Bongo ukutane na mishen town...jamaa kaulamba poa na gazeti lake utadhani mheshimiwa flani.
Kisha akikupa biashara huna budi ila kumuamini. Hatimaye biashara ikikamilika umeliwa!...njia ya kusevu ni kama
wasemavyo waswahili...inabidi akili mukichwa!

Nd'o yalomkuta huyu MaDVD...jamaa ameungwa na kina Kibaki na kuambiwa atapewa urais lakini kambi ya Uhuru
Kenyatta haikubaliani na hii kitu. Kama umekua unafuatilia mabandiko nilioweka humu wiki kadhaa zilizopita, basi
ungejua kua hao "Dark Forces" waliomshauri Uhuru Kenyatta ampe Mudavadi urais wako hapa... https://www.jamiiforums.com/kenyan-...uru-kenyatta-nafasi-ya-kua-rais-wa-kenya.html.

Kisha muungano wa Uhuru Kenyatta na William Ruto ni upepo mtupo...the only thing that is bringing them together
is the ever present "Clear and Present Danger"...that is called the ICC. Biashara nyengine yote wanayoleta ni hadithi
tu na hamna jipya.

Nitalonga zaidi baadae maana hii kitu bado iko jikoni na wasipochunga maji yatazidi unga hivi punde.

Swadaktaa.

 

[Kabaridi]

Ningependa kupata maoni ya wanajamvi wafuatao Nairoberry Kabaridi Rutashubanyuma na Mekatilili

Ngongo,


Nionavyo mudavadi hana mwelekeo wala hana kauli yake mwenyewe binafsi. Ni mtu atapeperushwa kama karatasi kwa upepo. Mwaka wa 2002 moi alipokuwa akiondoka mamlakani, alihimiza mudavadi kumuhunga mkono uhuru. Leo kahimizwa na watu wenye mamlaka ndani ya ikulu kuingia kwenye jubilee na kuitisha urais kimabavu. Nadhani hawa wa ikulu wanahofia kupoteza misaada ya kigeni iwapo Kenyatta atapata uongozi. Isisahaulike mwaka wa 1990 mpaka 2001, Kenya ilibaki bila misaada za kigeni na ikaweza kuendelea kama kawaida.

Msingi wa yote ni mudavadi hataweza kuikaidi kauli wanachama watakaoipitisha jumamosi ijayo. Atajaribu lakini kwa aibu yake mwenyewe. Ikiwezekana, awarai wanachama kwa mazungumzo na sio kuwalazimisha kwa mikataba. Ikumbukwe pia wanachama wana haki ya kumchagua kiongozi wanaomtaka bila ya kuwekewa vikwazo vya mikataba. Ingekuwa busara kwa mudavadi kuwasiliana na mwanasiasa wa kabila lake kama Eugene Wamalwa ili kutengeneza pa kuepukia mapema kabla ya aibu kumpata. Hafadhali apeleke kuuza kura zake za ubunge kwa CORD maana watakubali consensus, akitaka uokozi wa wadhifa wake.

Ikatokea kuwa Mudavadi ataondoka kutoka kwa chama cha Jubillee, atakuwa anapata funzo kamili, ya umuhimu wa kujenga chama cha kudumu na sera madhubuti kama ODM na TNA walivofanya. Kalonzo na wiper wakaona haya mapema kwa kuingia kwenye ODM, na huku ndio kutaongeza kutanga tanga kwake mudavadi akitafuta pa kujiweka. Au pia ikiwezekana, aende kwake peter kenneth na Tuju kujaribu kuwakalia kule kwa mikataba!

Japo hata mudavadi ataamua kuondoka TNA, yeye na chama chake ndio watapata hasara licha ya kuwa hawakutia juhudi katika kampeini zezote za jubilee. Ninatazamia siku za hivi karibuni mudavadi kuweza kujenga chama chake na kuikampeinia kutumia rasilimali zake na tajiriba yake ya kisiasa. Kwa sasa anatazamia kuchuma pale ambapo hakupanda.

 

[rsvp]

siasa za Kenya sio Influence ya sera za chama bali ushabiki ni wa KIKABILA +Personalities.!!! ,kazi kweli kweli.

 

[livefire]

Ngongo,


Nionavyo mudavadi hana mwelekeo wala hana kauli yake mwenyewe binafsi. Ni mtu atapeperushwa kama karatasi kwa upepo. Mwaka wa 2002 moi alipokuwa akiondoka mamlakani, alihimiza mudavadi kumuhunga mkono uhuru. Leo kahimizwa na watu wenye mamlaka ndani ya ikulu kuingia kwenye jubilee na kuitisha urais kimabavu. Nadhani hawa wa ikulu wanahofia kupoteza misaada ya kigeni iwapo Kenyatta atapata uongozi. Isisahaulike mwaka wa 1990 mpaka 2001, Kenya ilibaki bila misaada za kigeni na ikaweza kuendelea kama kawaida.

Msingi wa yote ni mudavadi hataweza kuikaidi kauli wanachama watakaoipitisha jumamosi ijayo. Atajaribu lakini kwa aibu yake mwenyewe. Ikiwezekana, awarai wanachama kwa mazungumzo na sio kuwalazimisha kwa mikataba. Ikumbukwe pia wanachama wana haki ya kumchagua kiongozi wanaomtaka bila ya kuwekewa vikwazo vya mikataba. Ingekuwa busara kwa mudavadi kuwasiliana na mwanasiasa wa kabila lake kama Eugene Wamalwa ili kutengeneza pa kuepukia mapema kabla ya aibu kumpata. Hafadhali apeleke kuuza kura zake za ubunge kwa CORD maana watakubali consensus, akitaka uokozi wa wadhifa wake.

Ikatokea kuwa Mudavadi ataondoka kutoka kwa chama cha Jubillee, atakuwa anapata funzo kamili, ya umuhimu wa kujenga chama cha kudumu na sera madhubuti kama ODM na TNA walivofanya. Kalonzo na wiper wakaona haya mapema kwa kuingia kwenye ODM, na huku ndio kutaongeza kutanga tanga kwake mudavadi akitafuta pa kujiweka. Au pia ikiwezekana, aende kwake peter kenneth na Tuju kujaribu kuwakalia kule kwa mikataba!

Japo hata mudavadi ataamua kuondoka TNA, yeye na chama chake ndio watapata hasara licha ya kuwa hawakutia juhudi katika kampeini zezote za jubilee. Ninatazamia siku za hivi karibuni mudavadi kuweza kujenga chama chake na kuikampeinia kutumia rasilimali zake na tajiriba yake ya kisiasa. Kwa sasa anatazamia kuchuma pale ambapo hakupanda.

hivi ndugu Kabaridi, dhamira ya kuandika ujumbe huu ni upi na tangu jadi ilijulikana peupe mkikuyu atamchezea shere Mudavadi? Nikikunukuu kwa ujumbe wako wa awali, ulikuwa dhabiti kusema kuwa Uhuru atamwachia Mudavadi na kumuunga mkono asiye wa nyumba ya mumbi. Nini kilibadilika? Mbona msimamo wa kinyonga ndugu? Mbona Uhuru alitia saini mkataba ambao ameshindwa kuudhamini?
Je, mradi wa Uhuru ulikuwa kumfungia Mudavadi na chama chake nje ya kinyanganyiro cha urais ama pia katika majadiliano na vyama vingine kwa kumhadaa atampa Urais wa muungano?
Never mind the contract was signed in the presence of Uhuru n Mudavadis lawyers implying its a legally binding document with consequential ramifications if the inverse suffices since it has been referenced in a copy of the coalition agreement deposited with the registrar of parties. What happened there really?
BOTTOM LINE: Uhuru na mashetani yake ndio vigeugeu wakuu hapa.
Mudavadi naye pia anakichaa wakati mwingine, this guy is too trusting, got poor reading of the electorate, is indecisive and for this he will certainly pay dearly if he already hasnt.

 

[Ndahani]

Niulize pia kwa nini masaibu ya uhuru na tuhuma za ukabila yanakua vigezo katika majadiliano hapa? Namuona mfianchi vile debate zake zinaegemea. Hawezi waondoa akina musalia makosa, bila kukemea uhuru na swali la ukabila. Yaonekana watanzania wamechoshwa ubongo na siasa zao za chama kimoja. Wanapendezwa na sarakasi ndani ya siasa za Kenya. Karibuni. Lakini napenda siasa za kenya kwa kuwa, the will of the people will always prevail. Huyu mudavadi anataka vya ubwete, ambayo ni hatari. Hafadhali asikie na kutii sauti ya wengi la sivyo atajuta.

Kwani siasa za Kenya zina lolote tofauti na zile za nchi nyingine za africa? The will of the people will prevail...probably this time...

 

[Dena Amsi]

hivi ndugu Kabaridi, dhamira ya kuandika ujumbe huu ni upi na tangu jadi ilijulikana peupe mkikuyu atamchezea shere Mudavadi? Nikikunukuu kwa ujumbe wako wa awali, ulikuwa dhabiti kusema kuwa Uhuru atamwachia Mudavadi na kumuunga mkono asiye wa nyumba ya mumbi. Nini kilibadilika? Mbona msimamo wa kinyonga ndugu? Mbona Uhuru alitia saini mkataba ambao ameshindwa kuudhamini?
Je, mradi wa Uhuru ulikuwa kumfungia Mudavadi na chama chake nje ya kinyanganyiro cha urais ama pia katika majadiliano na vyama vingine kwa kumhadaa atampa Urais wa muungano?
Never mind the contract was signed in the presence of Uhuru n Mudavadis lawyers implying its a legally binding document with consequential ramifications if the inverse suffices since it has been referenced in a copy of the coalition agreement deposited with the registrar of parties. What happened there really?
BOTTOM LINE: Uhuru na mashetani yake ndio vigeugeu wakuu hapa.
Mudavadi naye pia anakichaa wakati mwingine, this guy is too trusting, got poor reading of the electorate, is indecisive and for this he will certainly pay dearly if he already hasnt.

Hapo kwenye red you are very right anapelekwa kama bendera fata upepo

 

[mfianchi]

Ndio The Boss kuna ubaya???

Kenya ni muhimili wa uchumi wetu TZ kibiashara kwa hiyo ni muhimu kuiangalia Kenya kwa jicho la chonjo,makampuni mengi tunayofanya nayo shughuli hapa TZ yamefanya Nairo ndio makao makuu yao kikanda ,na shughuli nyingi huanzia hapo kuja huku kwetu sasa kukiwa na mtafaruku mambo huenda halijojo kwetu sis watu wengine,pia ni vizuri kujifunza kutoka kwa wengine ili tujiandae kwa 2015,by the way je sisi na sisi tuko tayari kujiandikisha kama wapiga kura kwa mfumo wa dijitali kama wenzetu wanavyofanya,hayo ndio mambo Dena anajifunza pia

 

[Kabaridi]

hivi ndugu Kabaridi, dhamira ya kuandika ujumbe huu ni upi na tangu jadi ilijulikana peupe mkikuyu atamchezea shere Mudavadi? Nikikunukuu kwa ujumbe wako wa awali, ulikuwa dhabiti kusema kuwa Uhuru atamwachia Mudavadi na kumuunga mkono asiye wa nyumba ya mumbi. Nini kilibadilika? Mbona msimamo wa kinyonga ndugu? Mbona Uhuru alitia saini mkataba ambao ameshindwa kuudhamini?
Je, mradi wa Uhuru ulikuwa kumfungia Mudavadi na chama chake nje ya kinyanganyiro cha urais ama pia katika majadiliano na vyama vingine kwa kumhadaa atampa Urais wa muungano?
Never mind the contract was signed in the presence of Uhuru n Mudavadis lawyers implying its a legally binding document with consequential ramifications if the inverse suffices since it has been referenced in a copy of the coalition agreement deposited with the registrar of parties. What happened there really?
BOTTOM LINE: Uhuru na mashetani yake ndio vigeugeu wakuu hapa.
Mudavadi naye pia anakichaa wakati mwingine, this guy is too trusting, got poor reading of the electorate, is indecisive and for this he will certainly pay dearly if he already hasnt.

Nilisema Uhuru kumwachia Mudavadi kama mfano tu,wala sikusema ndicho hatua jubilee itachukua. Kumbuka mimi sitazami tabia ya kabila fulani, natazama tabia ya mtu binafsi..maana ni rahisi mtu mfedhuli kutumia tabia ya wakikuyu kama kivuli cha kupata umaarufu. Kila mwanadamu ana ”madoadoa” yake......... naamini.


On your earlier inference I agree that mudavadi is and will always be a flop but the legal consequences will affect Uhuru as an individual, not jubilee. Such is the politics mudavadi inherited from ODM of signing deals


…. If mudavadi is looking to muscle his way to the top through legal cases, then he is compromising his own chances and credibility as a coalition partner and without question, the coordinating committee will be forced to take a decisive course of action against these errant partners. Looking at it critically, there is going to be an election, and the biggest question will be what mudavadi will be bringing on the table finally.

…If he decides to go out, the playfield will be unpredictable. And it sets the stage for a more volatile and charged political atmosphere than 2007/08. Some are already anticipating wins despite the odds challenging their coalitions. So now the question remains will the loser agree to have lost the election?

 

[Kabaridi]

The will of the people will prevail...probably this time...

He..probably?!...it will prevail.

 

[livefire]

Nilisema Uhuru kumwachia Mudavadi kama mfano tu,wala sikusema ndicho hatua jubilee itachukua. Kumbuka mimi sitazami tabia ya kabila fulani, natazama tabia ya mtu binafsi..maana ni rahisi mtu mfedhuli kutumia tabia ya wakikuyu kama kivuli cha kupata umaarufu. Kila mwanadamu ana ”madoadoa” yake......... naamini.


On your earlier inference I agree that mudavadi is and will always be a flop but the legal consequences will affect Uhuru as an individual, not jubilee. Such is the politics mudavadi inherited from ODM of signing deals


…. If mudavadi is looking to muscle his way to the top through legal cases, then he is compromising his own chances and credibility as a coalition partner and without question, the coordinating committee will be forced to take a decisive course of action against these errant partners. Looking at it critically, there is going to be an election, and the biggest question will be what mudavadi will be bringing on the table finally.

…If he decides to go out, the playfield will be unpredictable. And it sets the stage for a more volatile and charged political atmosphere than 2007/08. Some are already anticipating wins despite the odds challenging their coalitions. So now the question remains will the loser agree to have lost the election?

my words will be few, ears always out listening, touch limited too for the days ahead are uncertain. Things are inching closer to being fluid and honestly i dont forsee either side admitting a defeat. its a rerun that will resolve the election deadlock that already is being touted to be the "closest of all" since Kenyas independence. I dont like the sounding of it since it implies that we as Kenyans, we will be a society full of anxiety for some 5-6 months from now but theres no other easy way out either. Without delving into much, al leave it at that.
About Uhuru/Mudavadi dance with the devil, am of the opinion they pretty made their bed on 4th Dec. Whether they go full throttle on each others throats its a jubilee affair, however it speaks volumes of the character and integrity of one "Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta" and his antiques to ascending to power. Just wondering what if Raila did the same what would have happened, no need speculating. Holding the peace and act together.

 

[Kabaridi]

I dont like the sounding of it since it implies that we as Kenyans, we will be a society full of anxiety for some 5-6 months from now but theres no other easy way out either. Without delving into much, al leave it at that.

About Uhuru/Mudavadi dance with the devil, am of the opinion they pretty made their bed on 4th Dec. Whether they go full throttle on each others throats its a jubilee affair, however it speaks volumes of the character and integrity of one "Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta" and his antiques to ascending to power. Just wondering what if Raila did the same what would have happened, no need speculating. Holding the peace and act together.

There are many questions that have been fired in the media about, "who is really at the drivers sit behind this mudavadi guy?" There are absolutely "dark forces" permeating this man's actions, and whatever it is, I doubt if the consequences ,whether devastating or not can be pinned on the person of mudavadi alone. He must be doing the devil's bidding...

Where one man resists opinions resting on the majority, shows there must be actually "dark forces" Otherwise on bold, politicians set the tone and compose the music, as Kenyans we can opt to dance along or ignore, at least considering that dimension, we have also a role to play to ensure that all hell does not break loose.

 

[Ab-Titchaz]

The bleeding has started.....

UDF officials dump Jubilee citing Mudavadi 'mistreatment'




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The United Democratic Forum (UDF) suffered a political blow Thursday after three of its top County officials decamped to the Cord coalition.


Kakamega county chairman Linus Muchenya, his Vihiga and Busia counterparts Solomon Kilasi and Tom Namusala respectively cited UDF's party leader Musalia Mudavadi's "mistreatment" within the Jubilee Alliance as the reason for jumping ship.

They urged Mr Mudavadi to ditch the alliance and make his way back "home" to the ODM fold.

Addressing a press conference at the Friends of Raila (FORA) offices in Nairobi, the politicians criticised The National Alliance (TNA) party leader Uhuru Kenyatta for reneging on a pact between him and Mr Mudavadi that was to see the former relinquish his quest for the race to State House in the latter's favour.

"It is now becoming crystal clear that the alliance was pursuing a carefully planned and executed political racket to advance selfish ambitions of individuals within the coalition," Mr Muchenya charged.

The leaders rallied the counties in Western province to unite solidly behind the Cord coalition "for the benefit of the Luhya community" saying it was time to rise up against their backs being used as a ride to the presidency.

Mr Muchenya said the Luhya community apart from feeling betrayed had taken great exception to the "dark forces" remark by Mr Kenyatta, which he blamed as having compelled him into signing the UDF/TNA/URP deal.

"The Jubilee Alliance has evolved and perfected a trend of using and dumping politicians and the Luhya community will not agree to be misused on a piggy ride to State House," he said.

He said he was leading a defection to ODM and asked Mr Mudavadi to follow suit "as he has a place in his former home".

"Does this mean (referring to the remarks attributed to Mr Kenyatta) that western Kenya was only incorporated into the Jubilee Alliance at the instigation and coercion of anonymous and shadowy forces of evil and darkness and that they were not worthy of a partnership?" Mr Kilasi posed.

The leaders said they were in shock that Mr Mudavadi had been "lured and mishandled, becoming a pawn in the Jubilee Alliance chessboard to be discarded, moved and used to checkmate the Cord coalition at will".

They said ministers Charity Ngilu and Joe Nyagah dalliance with the Jubilee Alliance was "pure deceit" and would end up "in the same macabre fashion facing Musalia".

"We now pose a question regarding the moral credentials of the key drivers of the Jubilee Alliance , particularly Uhuru Kenyatta, if he cannot respect us even before he gets to power, how will he treat us and look after our interest if he gets it?" the leaders asked.

They said they had instructed their lawyers to take the matter to court for interpretation with a view of finding Mr Kenyatta guilty of breaching a contract.

http://www.nation.co.ke/News/politics/-/1064/1648412/-/ahb87u/-/index.html

 

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[Ab-Titchaz]

Jubilee leaders in crisis talks ahead of deadline

Updated 1 hrs 11 mins ago
By Geoffrey Mosoku and Martin Mutua


The standoff between Deputy Prime Ministers Musalia Mudavadi and Uhuru Kenyatta over how to pick a Jubilee Alliance presidential candidate raged, forcing cancellation of a rally planned for Nyeri today.

The rally organised by Mudavadi's United Democratic Forum was cancelled as reports filtered in from the divided alliance that Uhuru, Mudavadi, and United Republican Party leader William Ruto would late last evening meet and try and find a compromise.

If they strike a deal Mudavadi would be in the rally scheduled for tomorrow at Mombasa's Tononoka Grounds, where the team could unveil its line-up. However, there was confusion last night when Mudavadi's communication team insisted the Nyeri rally was on, even though the larger alliance had said it was put off.

Confusion reigned in the alliance with only two working days – today and Monday – left for it to submit the name of its flag-bearer to the Registrar of Political Parties.

Mudavadi, who has kept Kenyans guessing over his next move after he accused Jubilee coalition partners of reneging on a pre-election deal giving him the ticket, was supposed to be accompanied by Uhuru and Ruto to the Nyeri rally.

However, a communication dispatch sent to Jubilee coalition MPs by the URP, UDF, and TNA chairmen last evening announced the cancellation of the rally.

"Mheshimiwa, please note that the Jubilee coalition rally scheduled for tomorrow December 21, at Dedan Kimathi Stadium, Nyeri, has been postponed until further notice. We do seek your indulgence," added the text sent by Mr J Sakaja (TNA), Francis ole Kaparo, (URP), H A Osman (UDF), and Kiema Kilonzo (Narc).

Another communication also came from Uhuru's team announcing the cancellation of the rally. Separately, The Standard found out Uhuru advised Mudavadi on grounds he could face hostility because of perception he is at war with him.

No game change

But a TNA insider revealed Uhuru was not keen on the rally because since his bid to hand the presidential ticket to Mudavadi had been met with resistance by his supporters, their presence in a joint rally could be misconstrued to mean he is ‘marketing' Musalia.

After this cancellation it was not clear whether the Tononoka rally was still on even though Ruto's ally Assistant minister Kazungu Kambi and Mvita MP Najib Balala declared there were no change of plan.

Mudavadi this week revealed he signed a deal with Uhuru on December 4, in which the latter would let him have the Jubilee Alliance presidential ticket.

The coalition set aside Sunday as the day to hold its presidential nominations through the National Delegates Conference. Again it is not clear whether Mudavadi who has rejected the delegate system in favour of consensus will participate.

However on Tuesday, he disclosed he was not afraid of the conference terming it a "small ballot".

Mudavadi's allies had confirmed presence at Tononoka rally, which if it takes place, would move alongside that, called by Prime Minister Raila Odinga's Coalition for Reforms and Democracy at Uhuru Park, Nairobi.

It is here that Raila is expected to be named the flag-bearer and Vice-President Kalonzo Musyoka the running mate (Separate story, right).

It was also a race against time for the Jubilee coalition because on Tuesday, they secured a seven-day extension from the Registrar of Political Parties for them to present their final pre-election pact.

Participation

TNA secretariat broke news on Jubilee's NDC slated for Sunday, but UDF once again denied knowledge of such a meeting. ?Mudavadi's team was waiting outcome of last night's meeting before deciding their fate in Jubilee.

Last evening nominated MP George Nyamweya confirmed UDF was the one that organised the Nyeri rally, and wondered why it was cancelled without their knowledge.

"Clearly you can see the text does not come from us. You need to ask those who have cancelled it why they did so. Our NEC and secretariat were ready for the rally," Nyamweya said.

"Our participation in Mombasa rally will depend on the outcome of discussion the three principals will have this evening," a Mudavadi aide said earlier Thursday.
He intimated the DPM was willing to compete with Uhuru, but all that depends on the mechanisms they will put in place before Monday.

Mudavadi's spokesman Kibisu Kabatesi said they were not aware of any NDC, saying the programme for Jubilee weekend activities will be out this morning. "I am not aware of the said NDC, but maybe it will take place after this evening if the three leaders make any deal," Kibisu said.

Dark forces

A rally Jubilee was to hold in Murang'a early in the week was cancelled, and NDC voting sessions first set for last Monday before being moved to the next day, were both cancelled as tension rose between UDF and TNA.

Uhuru has since admitted he authored and signed the document to step down for Musalia, but claimed he was coerced by "dark forces" to take the decision.
Ruto contradicted Uhuru by saying he signed the document willingly and that there was no pressure or external forces compelling him to do so.

Garsen MP Danson Mungatana sought to clarify that TNA allied MPs were not opposed to Mudavadi's candidature, but rather the manner he was being nominated.
"No one is saying that we can't support him. We are asking that the presidential aspirants be let to compete and win the ticket, but not being given in boardrooms," Mungatana added.

"Uhuru has not back-tracked or denied the agreement. He was then to sell the deal to party members and they have rejected it," Sakaja tweeted Thursday.

Standard Digital News - Kenya : Jubilee leaders in crisis talks ahead of deadline

 

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TNA, URP call delegates behind Mudavadi's back

Deputy prime minister Musalia Mudavadi. Photo/FILE

By BERNARD NAMUNANE bnamunane@ke.nationmedia.com and ISAAC ONGIRI iongiri@ke.nationmedia.com
Posted Friday, December 21 2012 at 00:30


In Summary

• Two alliance parties schedule delegates conference for Sunday, Mudavadi party says it has not been informed

The Jubilee coalition seemed to have breathed its last after Uhuru Kenyatta's The National Alliance and William Ruto's United Republican Party announced a delegate's conference to nominate a presidential candidate on Sunday to which Musalia Mudavadi's party says it has not been invited.


TNA and URP also pulled out of a planned joint rally in Nyeri on Friday in the last minute, embarrassing the United Democratic Forum's leader, whose campaign team had announced it. The rally, at Dedan Kimathi Stadium, was also to be addressed by Charity Ngilu of Narc.

Jubilee has been a theatre of political drama in which Mr Mudavadi and Mr Kenyatta signed a secret deal in which Mr Kenyatta agreed to step down for Mr Mudavadi.

Mr Kenyatta has since disowned the agreement saying he was blackmailed by "dark forces".

In a TV interview earlier in the week, Mr Ruto said those who had persuaded Mr Kenyatta to step down did not do what they had promised to do. It is not clear exactly who was involved in the negotiations or what promises had been made.

URP and TNA on Thursday said they were going ahead with preparations for the conference at which they will pick the torchbearer.

Their coalition partner, UDF, also met to work on the option of their own presidential nomination if plans to reconcile Mr Mudavadi and Mr Kenyatta failed.

It is not clear whether a much-publicised rally tomorrow at Tononoka Grounds in Mombasa will go ahead.

On Thursday, TNA secretary-general Onyango Oloo, and URP chairman Francis ole Kaparo and spokesman Aden Duale confirmed to the Nation that plans to host the conference were under way.

However, UDF chairman Osman Hassan said they were not aware of the Sunday National Delegates Conference at Kasarani in Nairobi.

"Our people want the delegates to decide on who our flagbearer will be and we are doing all we can to grant them that," Mr Oloo said.

Mr Kaparo said the alliance was working on logistics for the Sunday conference.

Mr Duale said each party in the coalition has been asked to invite 1,500 delegates to the conference, adding, they will go ahead with the plans even if UDF opts out.

He said URP leaders met on Wednesday night and agreed to ignore secret agreements signed by members of the coalition.

Matter was not raised

"If UDF doesn't bring delegates, we will go ahead and elect a presidential candidate... deals which have been signed elsewhere do not matter to us," he said.

Mr Hassan was surprised when contacted over the Sunday delegates' conference, saying that the joint chairmen of the coalition partners met in the morning, but the matter was not raised.

He argued that it will be against the structure in the coalition for the two parties to go ahead with the delegates conference without involving UDF.

"I am not aware of it. When a communiqué is sent out, it is normally signed by the three of us (three chairmen)... All I know is that we got a seven-day window to sort out the matter," he said.

Mr Mudavadi has indicated that he will stay in the race to the end and the UDF political council was working on plans to that effect last evening.

"We are in the Jubilee alliance, but again let us not confuse people. Nothing in law stops anyone from coming out of the coalition at any time," he told a TV talk show.

Ikolomani MP Boni Khalwale, a supporter of the DPM, said that joining the coalition did not mean that UDF had closed shop.

"Our own campaigns are on course. We are simply going to reorganise and move forward. We want to tell our supporters that Mr Mudavadi's constituency is intact and they should not panic," said.

UDF secretary-general Dan Ameyo said the agreement deposited at the Registrar of Political Parties cannot hinder his party from pursuing other avenues to its ultimate goal.

"We will remain in the coalition, but that does not mean that we cannot have our own candidate. The others can also have theirs, but still we are partners," he said.

UDF was also exploring possibilities of pursuing the matter in court, it was understood.

"For the Nyeri and Mombasa rallies, we are in the organising team of the Jubilee coalition and we will participate," Mr Hassan said.

TNA, URP call delegates behind Mudavadi

 

[PhD]

Mudavadi aka M DVD kishaingizwa king, usichezee uhuru, watu walimuonya sana kujihusisha na hao jamaa wenye tuhuma za uhalifu, its too late for him now

 

[simplemind]

Talk of the devil,exactly who is devil now featuring prominently in jubilee coalition politics? Is mack the knife back in town?
With fancy white gloves/ there is usually no trace of red. Ooh so ominous.

 

[Ndahani]

He..probably?!...it will prevail.

carbon-Iron phase diagram,lol!