Sabasaba
Senior Member
- Jul 12, 2007
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The general election scheduled to take place in Tanzania on Oct. 25 is driving a wedge into political life in next-door Kenya. President Uhuru Kenyatta and the opposition leader Raila Odinga have found another reason to battle one another as each backs a different candidate. Kenyatta support the Tanzanian challenger, Edward Lowassa of theUkawa party, while Odinga would like to see the candidate of the ruling CCM party, John Magufuli, carry the day.
Odinga, who is a long-standing friend of Magufuli, hopes that if he wins he will make life hard for Kenyatta within the East African Community (EAC).
Odinga is hoping his popularity in the Kuria community in Kenya's south-west will influence the kuria electorate in northern Tanzania to vote for Magufuli.
For his part, Kenyatta is trying to get businessmen to contribute financially to Lowassa's electoral campaign. If he becomes president Kenya's business community expects Tanzania to become more favorable to Kenya. Kenyatta has asked a number of political experts like Moses Kuria, Nancy Gitau and Joseph Maathai to lend a hand to Lowassa.
Odinga, who is a long-standing friend of Magufuli, hopes that if he wins he will make life hard for Kenyatta within the East African Community (EAC).
Odinga is hoping his popularity in the Kuria community in Kenya's south-west will influence the kuria electorate in northern Tanzania to vote for Magufuli.
For his part, Kenyatta is trying to get businessmen to contribute financially to Lowassa's electoral campaign. If he becomes president Kenya's business community expects Tanzania to become more favorable to Kenya. Kenyatta has asked a number of political experts like Moses Kuria, Nancy Gitau and Joseph Maathai to lend a hand to Lowassa.