I will be Raila's Deputy Says Kalonzo
Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka has revealed that he is angling for the Deputy President’s post if Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) leader Raila Odinga wins the August 9 elections.
Gathogo Wanjiru 
However, the former vice-president, widely seen as the Ukambani political kingpin, said he was ready to forfeit that post for any other provided the community he represents gets a third of the plum positions in the government.
“Talks on power-sharing are still underway. We want to ensure that the Kamba community gets the respect it deserves," he said on Musyi FM, a vernacular radio station.
Mr. Musyoka faulted Mr. Odinga’s campaign for saying that Wiper had joined Azimio la Umoja as a party rather than a member of the One Kenya Alliance.
According to Kalonzo, he was among three key decision-makers in the grand coalition, whose other member is President Uhuru Kenyatta, who represents the Jubilee Party.
“As OKA, we shall be at the ballot because we have created a coalition agreement modeled around the three-legged stool known as Azimio-One Kenya Alliance,” he said.
“The three-legged stool arrangement is designed to rule out betrayal. We have left an exit route. Once talks on the Azimio-OKA power-sharing matrix begin, you will hear me insist that nothing is agreed until it is agreed so that no one will betray us again.”
Shedding light on the intrigues that surrounded the making of the grand coalition on Saturday, Mr. Musyoka lamented that President Kenyatta and Mr. Odinga had kept him waiting at State House for more than three hours.
He also accused Ukambani governors of undercutting him in a bid to ensure that he does not become Mr. Odinga’s presidential running mate.
“When Mr. Odinga visits Ukambani, we will leave to campaign for him in Kisumu and other parts of the country and let him be hosted by the governors,” he said.
He took a swipe at Deputy President William Ruto, portraying him as selfish and insisting he should have resigned after officially joining the United Democratic Alliance.
