Kenya: Ikolomani MP Bonny Khalwale must be a bitter man, he says Raila Odinga “is very cunning and behaves like the proverbial hare.”
Posted by African Press International on February 19, 2012
Khalwale has a fight with Raila, the Prime Minister. Khalwale’s election to parliament was nullified last year forcing him to face opponents in a by-election. During that by-election, Raila and many other ODM party leaders went o Ikolomani constituency where they campaigned for Khalwale’s arch-rival. Khalwale won the by-election but has never forgiven Raila for having supported his rival.
The MP is now happy to see Raila in troubled waters. MP Bonny Khalwale says the ‘Kibaki Tosha’ declaration Raila made in 2002 was a betrayal to Ford People’s Simeon Nyachae. According to Khalwale, Raila has betrayed many leaders.
Khalwale has told the Kenya media that “Upon Jaramogi’s death in 1994, Raila attempted to wrestle the chairmanship of Ford Kenya from Kijana Wamalwa, who had stood by his father, “He abandoned Wamalwa after a bitter fight.”
Khalwale says that on losing the battle to Wamalwa, Raila then formed NDP, a party he used to enter into a working relationship with KANU, only to wreck Kanu from inside. He did so when he realised Moi wanted Uhuru Kenyatta for presidency in 2002 says Khalwale.”
Khalwale accuses Raila for using unorthodox means in 2007 to push out Kalonzo Musyoka, who was his main challenger as ODM-Kenya presidential flag-bearer. Khalwale says Raila’s informal leadership grouping with those leaders he took with him, the ODM ‘Pentagon’, is no more.
Khalwale says the onslaught facing Raila is good for him because he is only getting that which he also did to others.
Khalwale has told the Kenya media, “He is being paid in the same coin,” he says. “Raila only works for himself. It can’t be that he is more sinned against than sinning. He is very cunning and behaves like the proverbial hare.”
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