PCS Musalia Mudavadi The land economist-turned-politician is a born leader. The Nairobi Primary, Nairobi School and University of Nairobi alumni was a no-nonsense person during his formative educational years. #TutamGuardians
During the crackdown on the University of Nairobi students sympathetic to the 1982 coup plotters, he was among those interrogated Then the political call came in 1989 after the death of his father Moses Mudavadi, Moi's henchman from Mululu Village in Sabatia #TutamGuardians
Moi ensured Musalia was elected MP and immediately appointed him to the cabinet at 29 years. Moi was not done. He appointed Mudavadi to the powerful Ministry of Finance, where Paul Kamlesh Pattni was the substantive boss. #TutamGuardians
And so Mudavadi’s tenure at Treasury was marred by the Goldenberg and Anglo Leasing scandals. He however, was cleared of any wrongdoing in both scandals. #TutamGuardians
He holds the record of the shortest-serving Vice President; October 2002 to December 31st, 2002 Mudavadi is also the first sitting VP to lose a Parliamentary seat. He was trounced by Moses Akaranga chiefly because he blindly chose to back Uhuru Kenyatta Embarrassed, Mudavadi
Fast forward to 2022. Musalia’s political tsunami was to back Ruto against Raila. He vowed to deliver the united Luhya vote through the ANC party. He failed. Vihiga Governor is ODM, Sabatia MP too. Ferdinand Barasa is also an ODM Governor. #TutamGuardians
So what does Musalia Mudavadi bring to Ruto’s table in 2027? Name recognition, good political company but no votes. #TutamGuardians
Raila Odinga remains a force in Kakamega but Cleophas Malala is on the ascendancy. Could 2027 signal the end of PCS Mudavadi and the end of Moses Mudamba Mudavadi’s dynasty? Likely, unless he does a real tsunami between now and December 31st, 2025. #Tutamguardians
The sad part of Mudavadi is that he was once ahead of President Ruto in the political pecking order. In 2013, the deep state bankrolled him to deny Raila victory by fielding him. He got all the votes in larger Kakamega. #Tutamguardians
Musalia sometimes cuts the figure of a jinxed politician. In 2012, he was duped by Uhuru Kenyatta and William Ruto into signing a useless document. #Tutamguardians
UhuRuto drove themselves to Musalia’s Westlands home, took tea, mandazi and Chivas… and told him they would support him should The Hague come for them. Mudavadi is a likeable politician. But in Kenya, this counts for nothing. #Tutamguardians
