Political temperatures are rising in Kenya ahead of general elections scheduled for next year with further new alliances clearly in the offing.
According to local media reports,Prime minister Raila Odinga is still the man to beat in the 2012 presidential race set to pit a number of former allies against each other.
Already,several politicians have declared their interest in the topmost job,indicating a possibility of further re-alignments to capture the top job.
A survey conducted recently shows that none of the contenders mentioned in connection with presidency can muster up enough votes as required by the constitution to be president if elections were called today.
But even with that,politicians have embarked on their characteristic early campaigns calculated to galvanize support ahead of the plebiscite that is set to be fiercely competitive.
It is still unclear as to whether top politicians mentioned in the 2007 election violence will participate in the race.
The just-ended week saw prime minister Raila Odinga hold rallies in various parts ,calling on citizens to reject politicians implicated in crimes .
This remark has prompted a war of words with some politicians terming the premier's remarks as improper.Yesterday,Information minister Samuel Poghisio called om Mr Odinga to withdraw the remarks and apologize.
The impending election has also seen strange groupings as politicians hitherto viewed as political foes appearing together at Rallies.
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