With reports that ODM has settled on the county delegates to nominate their candidate, the race has now been reduced to the groundsmen vs the moneyed. For the moneyed, three billionaires are in the race, namely, Fred Rabongo, Phillip Okundi and Caroli Omondi. The groundsmen are Silas Jakakimba, a former aide to Raila Odinga; and, Moses Kajwang’, brother to the late Otieno Kajwang’. For Moses, who has already been endorsed by the Kajwang’ family, the race pits him with an equally youthful candidate Silas Jakakimba, both from Mbita. However, it is believed that Moses may end up at Orange House as the ICT director, because of his IT background and lack of proper profile to fit the senate. Unlike Jakakimba who was a firebrand at University of Nairobi’s Parklands campus and has worked as private secretary to Prime Minister Odinga for almost 7 years is considered senate material. The need to have a strong candidate in the senate who can take on Jubilee’s Murkomen and Kithure Kindiki is the reason Raila is said to be considering to reward the Kajwang’ family with a top position at Orange house while his trusted aide Jakakimba goes to the senate to defend devolution. Moses Kajwang’ being an ICT professional will help the party with the rebranding and also going digital. Directors at Orange house earn a salary of about 500k a month, not so bad for Moses Kajwang’. Messrs Caroli, Okundi and Rabongo are said to have sighed with relief when it was announced delegates would determine the eventual candidate for ODM to face off with any other person in the race.source:kenya-today news
By Strive Masiyiwa A few weeks ago I went to the doctor. I will tell you what he said about my health at the end, but first read this: Twenty years ago, I arranged to meet a well-known British international businessman who invested a lot in Africa at the time. We agreed to meet for dinner at a leading hotel in London. After a good meeting, we started to walk out of the restaurant when he suddenly collapsed in the lobby. There was total pandemonium as they rushed to get medical assistance. Being London, an ambulance arrived in minutes. I jumped in the back with him as paramedics wrestled to keep him alive. He had had a heart attack and had to have triple bypass heart surgery. Sadly he died a few weeks later. He hadn't been sick and his sudden death surprised everyone. And yet as I reflected on it, and later discussed it with a doctor friend who knew him, I realized he was very laid back about his health despite having a hectic business life. Even during our dinner...
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