Of Odinga's Canaan and Besigye's Defiance
I can
guess with near certainty that Raila Odinga just like Uganda's Kizza Besigye
went into this election well aware that those in state control would accept
anything other than his presidency. I choose to draw a parallel. Both men went
into elections with convictions that they may carry the day in terms of actual
votes cast but may not be allowed to ascend into power. And so Besyge
campaigned on the platform of defiance and a promise of the liberation of
Uganda and Raila campaigned on the platform of "we shall not accept another stolen
election" and a promise of "Canaan." In the near future I will
be interested to read about, listen to and comment not only on the framings but
also the democratic promise that these campaigns hold not only for Uganda and
Kenya but the region and Africa as a whole. I am alive to the fact that
Besigye's defiance campaign is pretty much alive 2 years after Uganda's
shambolic elections and that Odinga has been clear that his is an aspiration
for Kenya that transcends these elections. It will be interesting to see the
political twist that Odinga's Kenya takes after this Friday and as is related
to Besigye's Uganda
Of Odinga's Canaan and Besigye's Defiance
Reviewed by Ibrahim Magara
on
August 31, 2017
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