But Mr Odinga and Mr Wamwere gradually changed this “defiance look” by shaving their beards and dreadlocks. It is also at this point, observes Mr Wamwere, that Mr Odinga managed to shake off the tribal tag by teaming up with politicians from across the country in Kanu and rising to the position of secretary-general. During the NDC, Mr Odinga was allocated a peripheral position of deputy director of elections in a meeting that also endorsed his father as Ford-Kenya’s chairman and presidential candidate. A few years down the line, Mr Odinga would become the establishment’s biggest headache, leading to his arrest and dismissal from Kebs. LUCKY NUMBERAnd ever since, Mr Odinga has never looked back.

Source: Daily Nation May 28, 2017 06:33 UTC