Finger-pointing reportedly rocks Azimio camp over Raila’s Presidential outcome
3 min readFinger-pointing reportedly rocks Azimio la Umoja coalition over Raila’s Presidential outcome in the August general elections.
It is still up in the air whether the relationship between outgoing president Uhuru Kenyatta and Hon. Raila Odinga, leader of the ODM Party, and the larger Azimio-One Kenya Camp will explode in the days to come.
This is in response to confirmed claims that the behind-the-scenes talks were tainted by finger-pointing and blame-shifting over presidential results.
According to those in the know about the development, certain ODM Members are now accusing President Uhuru Kenyatta and his allies of failing to implement a vote-protection strategy in the Mt. Kenya Region.
According to rumors, some of President Uhuru Kenyatta’s associates have expressed their concerns to the Azimio-One Kenya secretariat, claiming that the entire matter of Raila’s 2022 Presidential election campaigns was micromanaged and the outcomes are already known to the public.
They (some Uhuru Allies) assert that as no one was formally charged with safeguarding Raila’s votes, they are under no need to provide an explanation.
While some insiders apportion the outcome on the team’s failure to post agents in most polling stations across the country, some are of the view that over-reliance on President Uhuru Kenyatta and the so-called State machinery cost them the presidency.
Raila’s loss, some insiders say, could be blamed on the Azimio National Campaign team’s failure to contract adequate number of agents in the vote-rich Mt Kenya region.
“Azimio team failed in some key areas of the presidential elections. They had very few agents in Central region. They were busy looking for smaller seats and failed to manage the coalition matters well,” said an insider who requested anonymity.
But the presidential campaign spokesperson Makau Mutua denied that Azimio did not post adequate agents in all polling stations in Central Kenya.
“What happened in Central was far beyond just placing agents. How do you explain the variance of the figures on those who cast their votes for president and those who cast their votes for governor? There are no stray ballots, so where did some votes go to?” posed Mutua.
Lawyer Donald Kipkorir took to his social media accounts to ask questions on why agents of the other seats like the governor, senator and Woman Rep failed to sign forms on behalf of Raila’s candidature.
“What is hurting me and all genuine friends of Raila Odinga is: There was an Azimio candidate for every seat of Governor, Senator, MP, Women Rep and MCA. They had agents to watch the voting, protect their votes and sign off their Forms yet didn’t see the need to do the same for Baba,” said Kipkorir.
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