Updated Mon, July 25th 2016 at 00:00 GMT +3NAIROBI: Is Raila Odinga a tactful politician, a luckless or reckless populist? Yet the maelstrom that Mr Odinga finds himself in is tinged with the feeling that he is getting a taste of his own medicine. Actually, Mr Odinga’s past travails that include a will-breaking detention and a long and arduous career has won him over and proved his mettle. Yet despite the fatal attraction he caused these parties, Mr Odinga repackaged himself and wormed his way into the people’s hearts, giving Mwai Kibaki a run for his money in the disputed 2007 presidential elections. Think about Mr Odinga’s dalliance with Kanu in 2002.

Source: Standard Digital July 24, 2016 18:33 UTC