There’s this saying that goes; ‘when trouble comes calling, they come in Double-doubles
First, it started with Embakasi south and Ugenya by-elections. ODM preferred candidates lost terribly to their competitors
In Ugenya, they had one job to retain the parliamentary seat. ODM rewarded Irshad Sumra and Chris Karan with direct tickets for the by-elections in Embakasi South and Ugenya constituencies respectively.
It is the first time ODM candidates have lost a by-election in recent times occasioned by discredited polls. But this is no surprise. This took the party leader by surprise as such defeats were not expected especially in his home yard.
Indeed when gods of luck are not on your side, shit always happens. On Sunday, the gods of bad luck decided to visit the country’s father of democracy once again all clad in full destructive attires.
His favorite home club Gor Mahia were left with one tall mountain to climb following a painful 2-0 loss to Moroccan side RS Berkane in their Caf Confederation Cup quarterfinal first leg tie at the Moi International Sports Centre, Kasarani.
Raila who was among the cheering fans could not believe his eyes. As if the god’s of luck were not yet done with him, miles away at Goodison Park, his favorite English club Arsenal was also experiencing the worst defeat of the evening.
Phil Jagielka’s 10th-minute goal secured a thoroughly deserved 1-0 win over Arsenal on Sunday that lifted the Toffees to a third straight win and second in succession against a big-six opponent at home.
To sum it all up, his alleged preferred candidate for the University of Nairobi students leader post; Samuel Ayoma was floored by Anne Mwangi who is said to have had the support of the William Ruto’s Jubilee side.
The third-year law student bagged 24 votes to beat Samuel Ayoma who garnered eight in the results released on Sunday. It will indeed be a week that the former prime minister would not want to remember in his calendar as long as his 2022 presidential ambitions are still