Outspoken political analyst Mutahi Ngunyi has now made a
rather controversial prediction regarding the Supreme Court’s decision on
petitions that are expected to challenge President Uhuru Kenyatta win in the
repeat election.
Ngunyi opined that the petition against President Kenyatta
was unlikely to take place, citing a past incident where the Supreme Court was
unable to listen to a matter after it failed to raise quorum.
The political analyst noted that one of the judges, Justice
Mohamed Ibrahim was still recuperating abroad, which meant the Supreme Court
bench would only have six judges.
He further hypothesized that Justices Njoki Ndung’u,
Philomena Mwilu, and Smokin Wanjala could miss the much awaited petition,
causing a quorum hitch.
“If on the 25 October the Supreme Court did not sit because
of a quorum hitch, what would happen if Raila filed a case and there is no
quorum?” the analyst wondered.
According to Ngunyi, NASA leader Raila Odinga had
exhausted his value in the Kenyan political scene.
The professor of political economy stated that Odinga had
made a mistake by boycotting the repeat election which effectively denied him
any leverage.
“By boycotting the repeat election, Raila wasted three
opportunities. Perhaps he could have won, or he could have forced a run off and
buy himself a second chance, or he could have forced a coalition government if
he had lost narrowly,” Ngunyi stated.
The political scientist prophesied doom on the NASA
coalition’s economic boycott which he opined was unlikely to resolve much.
To avoid the political paralysis, Ngunyi advised President
Kenyatta to use a proposal by the National Council of Churches of Kenya (NCCK),
which had proposed creation of the office of Prime Minister, and poach Wiper
Party Leader Kalonzo Musyoka for the position.
“I want to confirm to the country that Raila has conceded
defeat. He has fallen on his sword. When history is written, it will be that
Raila got 0.9 percent of vote. The boycott will be a footnote but the text will
be that Raila failed,” the analyst concluded.