Raila Odinga’s ‘presidential’ treat in Tanzania sends Jubilee Kitchen Cabinet in a state of confusion.

Jubilee political high priests, chief thinkers and President Uhuru’s Kitchen Cabinet are boxed into a state of extreme shock following the grand reception that greeted CORD chief and ODM supremo Raila Odinga in Dar-Es-Salaam when he attended the inauguration of his protege, President John Pombe Magufuli. They could even be planning to sue Raila for ‘impersonation’ and ‘pirating’ himself as a statesman.

According to our tipsters; the wise men (and women) around the presidency developed goose-bumps every time the cameras switched to Raila Odinga who had a military Aide-de-camp in the stadium and a bevy of commando style security keeping a hawk-eyed watch around him—not even a fly was allowed to fly near Raila. Its then that Jubilee eggheads quickly became stammerers, sweating like fish plucked from water and started speaking in tongue, completely lost at what was unfolding before their very own eyes.

“This is total disregard of protocol and an ‘insult’ to president Uhuru and republic of Kenya. Raila has staged a diplomatic coup and should be hanged this time. Magufuli must not repeat such a heinous mistake of wickedly treating Raila like a head of state while even as PM he was only a ‘Nyapara’ of the cabinet” noted a furious female senator.

“Raila is too Kimbelembele, he has hijacked Magufuli until Magufuli now calls himself tinga a nickname Raila has been referred to since 1997, if only Lowaasa won Raila would have been treated like any other ordinary citizen and chased away from the VIP to the terrace where his type sit” Another ferocious politician close to the president and MP from Kiambu said.

“Raila will never be president here; we will mobilize our people to ensure he loses. We will even buy votes and offer cheap transport to ferry his supporters’ home for Christmas to deny him their votes.” Noted another who was watching live transmission from a city bar on Star TV on DSTV platform.

Our correspondent in Dar-es-salaam Serah Sekioni intimated to us that from the airport, Raila Odinga and his wife Ida Odinga was whisked away like a head of state with chase cars and bikers with security men in suits in tow. It is in the stadium that Raila received several mentions and props from the master of ceremony and the crowd as several high echelon of Tanzania’s polity formed unending lanes to great Raila to the chagrin of President Uhuru, Museveni and Mugabe. At statehouse, Magufuli spent the whole evening chatting Raila heartily virtually on all subjects with numerous photo sessions.

By press time, Raila was not available for comments. However the coming week promise to be fluid as Jubilee hotheads will openly react to the developments in Dar. Another source at Ministry of Foreign affairs hinted that Kenya could summon Tanzania’s ambassador to explain the protocol breach.




By Peter Busaka