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CRUNCH TIME FOR RAILA ODINGA.

All is not well in the ODM ship. Looking into the horizon, he can see a huge storm
that threatens to sink the vessel.
It seems that the entire world has agreed that lawful means to resolve the impasse
must be followed. Experts in diplomacy have already decoded Annan’s diplomatic
talk, that the solution is not about individuals, but to build institutions.
Declaring the election invalid is fraught with the danger of more violence, and
anyway, a re-run is impossible in the current atmosphere.
ODM cannot pass the Bomas draft constitution in Parliament.
The US wants to see peace. After that, a few reforms, a face saving exit for Raila
and the country continues it’s strategic importance to the world powers. After
peace, the other concern is to avoid a repeat of the violence in 2012.

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