Uganda, March 24 -- March 20 was widely publicised as Azimio's Raila day to 'liberate' Kenyans from what he calls 'bad regime'. He accuses Ruto's regime for exploiting Kenyans and inability to control the high cost of living. This effort by Odinga to make Kenya "forget" the past, 16 years after the 2007 turmoil, will essentially cost him individually and Kenya collectively. Another blood is just a blink away from shed, subject to political egoism rooted in the sense of entitlement and belief that he has an automatic right to become president.

As a son to Jaramogi Oginga Odinga - first post-independence Kenya's Vice President, Raila believes he has an automatic right to become president. This is a sense of entitlement as reflected in his ...