Odinga had accepted Kibaki’s proposal whereby while giving the key Local Government post to the new Deputy Prime Minister ODM’s Wycliffe Musalia Mudavadi he won a whole set of ministries mostly hived off larger existing ministries...
From the ODM Henry Kosgey Dalmas Otieno Sally Kosgei Kipkalya Kones William Ruto and Musalia Mudavadi found their way into the cabinet...
Odinga's negotiators led by Musalia Mudavadi insisted the power-sharing arrangements be part of a constitutional amendment to give the ODM legal safeguards...
The Pentagon brings together all those who competed for that nomination: former Vice-President Musalia Mudavadi also Odinga's chosen running mate; former National Heritage Minister Najib Balala; former Regional Cooperation Assistant Minister Joseph Nyaga; and former Kenya African National Union Secretary General William Ruto...
Odinga's running mate Musalia Mudavadi has been questioned by the Kenya Anti-Corruption Commission chaired by Justice Aaron Ringera about his role in the US$600 million Goldenberg export subsidy scam (AC Vol 48 Nos 18 & 19)...
Many Luhya - the largest ethnic group after the Kikuyu - have been won over by Odinga's promise of the vice-presidency to (Wycliffe) Musalia Mudavadi a Luhya...
Former Vice-President and Finance Minister Wycliffe Musalia Mudavadi was on hand to wave the party flag...
Wycliffe Musalia Mudavadi (Luhya) and William Ruto (Kalenjin/Nandi) each have a strong ethnic following...
Presidential hopefuls due to attend were: Stephen Kalonzo Musyoka (Kamba); Uhuru Kenyatta (Kikuyu); William Ruto (Kalenjin/Nandi); Najib Balala (Coast member of parliament for Mvita in Mombasa); Julia Ojiambo (Luhya/Samia); and Wycliffe Musalia Mudavadi (ex-President Daniel arap Moi's last Vice-President)...
Musalia Mudavadi (Luhya/Maragoli) is an uninspiring Moi protégé...
The ODM boasts an array of presidential contenders representing all but two of Kenya's eight provinces: Odinga (Nyanza); Musyoka (Eastern); Kenyatta (Central); William Ruto (Rift Valley); WycliffeMusalia Mudavadi (Western); and Najib Balala (Coast)...
THE PRESIDENTIAL RUNNERS NAME PARTY SUPPORT BASE CHANCES Mwai Kibaki NARC-Kenya Central Province (Nyeri and environs national alliances through party network) Favourite helped by incumbency Kalonzo Musyoka ODM Ukambani Eastern Province Second favourite liked across Kenya but criticised as lightweight Raila Odinga ODM Luo Nyanza the most loyal but not biggest base Joint third favourite criticised for autocratic style Uhuru Kenyatta KANU Central Province and youth vote Joint third favourite came second in 2002 Musalia Mudavadi ODM Maragoli Western Province Strong compromise candidate William Ruto ODM Kalenjin Rift Valley Province Powerful vote-getter lacks national support Najib Balala ODM Coast Province and Muslim vote Popular but untried in senior jobs Julia Ojiambo ODM Samia Western Province and women Too junior in hierarchy Nicholas Biwott KANU Kalenjin Rift Valley Province Too unpopular to make a serious run ...