USA,UK & RAILA =ICC

Whoever doubted when all and sundry said this 3 above were in covert to see the ICC remove Uhuru and Ruto from the elections then read this and tell me where would Rao get power to postpone the ICC case? it can only happen if the 3 seat down and realised the case is messing RAO`s chances.WE fought Colonialism (our fathers ) yet we have USA and UK working out strategies to impose a ruler on Kenyans???? is that right ? Kenya is a sovereignty which should be left to elect their leader without foreign Masters colonising us.Down with imperialist long live our freedom fighters anyone who wants to govern Kenya should talk to Kenyans Not to Obama and cameroon.-------------------------------
Prime Minister Raila Odinga has hatched a plan to split his rivals presidential votes hoping it will hand him an upper hand in the race to State House in the next election.



The strategy involves pushing for his competitors Uhuru Kenyatta and William Ruto, who are facing charges at the International Criminal Court, to be allowed to contest.

However, his rivals argue that they are aware of the plot and would come up with a counter plan that will deny the PM the chance to garner 50 per cent plus one vote which is required to hand him victory in the first round.

Mr Ruto argues that their plan will aim to ensure a candidate from the G7 Alliance wins during the first round of the vote to avoid a run-off.

We want the game to be finished in the first round so we can avoid a run-off, says the URP leader. Read (Mudavadi, Raila head to Rutos turf in vote hunt)

Mr Odinga surprised many this week when he invited foreign correspondents to his Nairobi office and told them that he wanted the names of Mr Kenyatta of the TNA Alliance and Mr Ruto to be on the ballot paper as presidential candidates on March 4, 2013.

He justified his declaration by stating that it would allow Kenyans a wider variety of leaders to choose their next President from.

All those competing for the top seat need to be on the ballot. This will give Kenyans a right to choose their preferred leaders. There will be no reason for anyone to say that Raila prevented them from vying for an elective seat, he said.

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The PMs position was a radical departure from his stand in March this year when he fell short of calling for the detention of Mr Kenyatta and Mr Ruto on grounds that they were facing worse crimes than murder at the International Criminal Court yet they were freely going around the country holding prayer rallies.

He submitted that criminals accused of murder were languishing in maximum prisons scattered in various towns across the country.

Crimes against humanity are worse than murder. Yet these suspects remain free to traverse the country holding prayer meetings while Kenyan suspects of the lesser crime of murder conduct their prayers behind prison, he said.

UK connection

At the time, Yatta MP Charles Kilonzo had just tabled a UK dossier- which the Speaker could not declare forged or not- indicating that the PM was working with the UK to ensure Mr Ruto and Mr Kenyatta were locked out of the presidential race.

On Friday, ODMs joint chief whip Jakoyo Midiwo and a member of the PMs think tank Prof Larry Gumbe sought to clarify Mr Odingas change of heart saying their preferred candidate would like to win the next elections without any doubts in the minds of voters.

Mr Midiwo, the Gem MP and close ally of the PM said the Orange party took a decision not to oppose the push by Mr Kenyatta and Mr Ruto to contest the presidency. Mr Odinga, he said, had no powers to block the two from running for State House.

As ODM, we cannot decide whether Ruto or Uhuru will run. The law will take its own course but the decision for them to contest is not dependent on the PM, he said.

He argued that the two leaders, alongside Deputy PM Musalia Mudavadi of the United Democratic Forum (UDF), were selling themselves to voters as the best candidates and a chance to face to face Mr Odinga at the ballot box would prove their posturing wrong.

Let them contest so that people see who they are-small candidates who cannot be compared to the PM. Wacha watu wakutane uwanjani (Let the candidates meet at the ballot box), he said.