AUTHORITYIf Mr Odinga really acquired any power from the 'swearing in', he should be dared to reduce the price of maize flour from the government-regulated price of Sh110 for a two-kilo packet. ELECTIONSMr Odinga’s political future, limp and lifeless, lies deflated like a broken balloon beyond the rescue of any magical conjurer. After failing to get anyone but himself to declare him winner from four presidential elections, Mr Odinga has styled himself as an expert in winning referenda. His incessant demands for so-called electoral justice after the Supreme Court declared the elections over are designed to force the country into holding another electioneering period in one year to cut short Mr Uhuru Kenyatta’s presidency. REFERENDUMHis swearing-in suggests that he might have a million people ready and willing to force the country into a new round of electioneering.

Source: Daily Nation February 02, 2018 14:37 UTC