it's premature to rule out any one at this point, especially this is only a ODM retreat meant to discuss the Harmonised Draft..

let Ocampo do the mopping-up, and let Kenyans vote in the referendum, then a clear picture will emerge.

Balala is himself not really a front runner either for presidency or PM, but is a welcome addition to any of the alliances that are forming up.

However, if he is unable to withstand the Orange wave a loses his Mvita seat, then he will fade into oblivion unless his coalition leader nominates him to bunge and perhaps gives him a cabinet position. Politics is all about positive visibility in the eyes of your locality and it is in his interest to be at Tononoka tomorrow.

Interesting Fellyinc, though when I was last in Mombasa, locals really seemed to resonate with Balala - he's one of us and all. Could it have changed that soon?

What really surprises me though is how quickly the guys disagree. It will be very difficult to vote for a coalition again without thinking thrice.

Balala will soon come to terms that Ruto is not gonna take him anywhere and he will come seeking Rao. 360 politics.

Balala has a problem in his hands.
That is not news though.
The guy has not been doing that well for a while.
In fact, even in the run up to the last elections he probably sailed through largely riding on the party euphoria.
His frosty relations with other coast politicians does not help matters for him either.
I am sure the Tononoka rally proceedings did not cometo him as a surprise. He must have expected that anyway.

However, there must be a good reason why he broke ranks with Raila. BTW, this came way before the party elections where he lost to Joho.
Remember when Rao went to Mba and was hosted by one Jaffar – a wheeler - dealer tycoon who has interests in the port of Mombasa, - that’s where strains began showing.

Balala must do his home work well if he is to remain relevant. He needs to mount a major onslaught to show who the likes of Joho and Jaffar really are – mabwenyenye wa biashare chafu that includes but not limited to smokables and injectables.

In the interim, Balala has done his job well as Tourism Minister.

have just seen the banner, kwani balala is a plug?

@ Mzazii.............He is a socket!

Mombasa residents turned out in tononoka grounds not on the account of RAO...you can rest assured that 50% of the attendees were idlers with no real or genuine agenda, 25% were looking for an activity which would help them to dicipate the excess energy, 20% wanted to see and hear hon. balala and did not have any information that he was not in the retinue of mpigs and lastly the remaining 5% were genuine party supporters....of the 4 crowds available in the grounds and this being kenya, who carried the day.....i think balaaaaaaaaaala!!!!

Kaigangio,
Call a rally in Mombasa we see how many idlers will turn up!!!!!