Political scientist mutahi ngunyi has predicted doom over deputy president william rutos presidential ambition. Mutahi ngunyi is wrong about raila and kenyan political. Political analyst mutahi ngunyi s 5th estate, the weekly horoscope on kenyas politics, is testing how not to do tv. It is loyal to its political context and unswerving in characterizing the. In an intriguing analysis aired on his 5th estate television channel, ngunyi notes that ruto is clinging to tightly his presidential ambitions and in hindsight risks being eventually deserted by his. I dont want to discuss my friend, ngunyi mutahi s analysis of current kenyas politics but i think it is not a lame desktop propaganda.
He is famous for coining the term tyranny of numbers, developing a theory which he claimed would be the reason behind a first round win for uhuru kenyatta during the 20 general elections. Mutahi ngunyi, civil society in the postamendment context, a consultants report to. Are you president uhuru kenyattas political adviser. In his reply, mutahi said he wont, ruto is my friend, extremely generouswhen you see these kikuyu mps around him, its because he is generous. Raila was not sick, he was just playing politics mutahi. Mutahi ngunyi biography, tyranny of numbers, articles and blog. Political analyst mutahi ngunyi, in serious trouble after. Mutahi ngunyi joins fourth estate with 5th estate tv station. Controversial political analyst mutahi ngunyi said that nasa leader raila odinga is finished despite todays supreme court ruling. In my own thinking, mutahi ngunyi has mastered the art of exaggerating the truth and using witty stories to spark controversy and attract attention. Political analyst mutahi ngunyi yesterday ate humble pie by apologizing to the luo nation, whom he had rubbed the wrong way in a series of tweets. Let us begin with purpoted political scientist mutahi ngunyi s socalled analysis of purported voting patterns a few weeks ago, which skewed figures massively in favour of kenyatta and for a few days caused a sensation as well as alarm and despondency in some quarters.
Tna completely outmaneuvered odm in registering voters in their strongholds. The problem with fred matiangi is he is a poor man mutahi. He literally delivered a cold rip political message to dp ruto on live national tv. Religious institutions and political liberalisation in kenya. Mar 02, 2020 while appearing on k24s punchline show, seasoned political analyst mutahi ngunyi dives into the discussion with anne kiguta on whether the dp could be the countrys next president. Political analyst mutahi ngunyi has unveiled a 5point hypothesis on how cord leader raila odinga could be subtly retired from active politics in an opinion piece titled how to retire raila in 5 instalments, ngunyi mentions that since the former premier had proven that he was not willing to take a back seat in his quest for presidency, the only way was to enforce the theory which would. Arrest raila at your own political risk ngunyi warns. Controversial political analyst mutahi ngunyi now holds that opposition chief raila odinga is winning against deputy president william ruto. Coronavirus could have been artificially engineered.
Mutahi ngunyi s take on police ban on political rallies by k24 tv. How statehouse operative mutahi ngunyi interview delivered. Mutahi ngunyi s theory considered mental laziness 20 february 20, 19. Mutahi ngunyi reveals uhurus strategy in beating raila. Political analyst, mutahi ngunyi has released another hypothesis on the tyranny of numbers, seemingly predicting who will be the president come 2032 general election. The political analyst has said that the ongoing supreme court judgement is about those who read and those who cant read. According to political analyst mutahi ngunyi, the government is naked because its anticorruption strategy is naive, a situation that has seen mega graft become the main talking point quite early into uhurus second term. In his latest analysis, mr ngunyi and his group of lawyers at fort hall school of government issued a strict warning to dp ruto against his continued political campaigns across the country. The problem with fred matiangi is he is a poor man mutahi ngunyi analysis on 2022 renowned political analyst prof mutahi ngunyi on sunday cast doom on the prospects of interior cs fred matingi succeeding president uhuru kenyatta in the 2022 presidential election. Local political analyst mutahi ngunyi of the tyranny of numbers fame was partly right when he said kenyatta won the election on december 18, the day voter registration closed.
Political analyst mutahi ngunyi has warned that obsession with the 2022 succession politics will cost deputy president william ruto dearly. Pdf this research investigates the prevalence of five media frames in oped articles published in. Mutahi ngunyias latest advice to ruto causes mixed. Mutahi used the same platform he had made the divisive remarks, writing, i apologize to the luo. Political strategist mutahi ngunyi could have spilt too many beans to the extent of exposing schemes in the uhurus kitchen cabinet. Mutahi ngunyi is a controversial political scientist who is always giving his honest opinions on political line of action in the country. Mutahi ngunyi on wednesday took a swipe at the chief justice david maraga who moments ago delivered the detailed judgement annulling president uhuru kenyattas win. Ngunyi mutahi s analysis of current kenyas politics but i think it is not a lame desktop propaganda. The tyranny of numbers and the rise dictatorial democracy. The problem with matiangi is he is a poor man mutahi.
Carol chichi and tony moturi the controversial political analyst mutahi ngunyias hypothesis that jubilee enjoys a massive tribal is good news to. Mutahi ngunyi is wrong about raila and kenyan political situation. William ruto mutahi ngunyi reveals how raila is winning. In his weekly political analysis dubbed the fifth estate,mr ngunyi and his team from fort hall school of.
Political analyst prof mutahi ngunyi famed for the tyranny of numbers has enlightened president uhuru kenyatta on what to expect from nasa s raila odinga after august 8 polls. Mr ngunyi, who has been mentioned in the infamous sh791 million national youth service nys scandal. Mar 21, 2019 political analyst mutahi ngunyi advised deputy president william ruto to go silent for a month to increase his chances of winning 2022 presidential elections. Uhuru is being driven into deadly political trap thanks to. Mutahi ngunyi biography, family, and education how kenya. The cord team needs to get out and campaign as if it was their last. Coronavirus could have been artificially engineered mutahi. Put simply, the analysis is so flawed mutahi should refund the money of the client that paid for it kenya. The london school of economics and political science the moral.
According to ngunyi who recently went to bed with the jubilee administration, it will be political suicide for the eacc to purport to arrest the prime minister since the brunt will be borne by the president. Political becoming and nonstate emergence in kenyas security. According to mutahi ngunyi, a wellknown political commentator, winning. Despite support the dp, mutahi said that ruto needs to change his tactics lest he devalues his currency. Case against tyranny of numbers, ngunyi indicates that deputy president william ruto would be the president until 2032 after which he will be succeeded by a member of the kikuyu community. It is an open secret that any political contest can only be won on numbers. Mar 05, 2020 political strategist mutahi ngunyi could have spilt too many beans to the extent of exposing schemes in the uhurus kitchen cabinet. Mutahi ngunyi s arguments against peoples president raila odingas swearing.
The moral dilemmas of journalism in kenyas politics of. The idea was used by cambridge analytica, bob godec and jubilee party to create a sense of defeat even before the vote, and has boosted the arrogance of uthamakistan as unbeatable. The political economy of kenyas crisis researchgate. Mutahi ngunyi is an intellectual in kenya who has carved out a niche for himself in political analysis. How uhurus impeachment is set to happenmutahi ngunyi.
The influence industry data and digital election campaigning in. Political analyst prof mutahi ngunyi on sunday explained that should be worried deputy president william ruto since,according to him,opposition leader raila odinga met with former president daniel moi last week to devise a way to stop him from ascending to power in 2022. Controversial political scientist mutahi ngunyi has vehemently warned the jubilee administration against attempting to arrest cord leader raila odinga. Mar 27, 2017 political analyst mutahi ngunyi accuses raila odinga of planning to boycott elections by vincent kejitan on 27 march 2017 9. Mutahi analysis assumes that what is true of the kikuyu is true of all ethnic groups in kenya. Ngunyi notes, for every 5 shillings, 1 shilling was lost in corruption. Mutahi ngunyi biography mutahi biography is less unwrapped to the public, but the few known will definitely shock you.
Mutahi ngunyi popularized the idea of tyranny of numbers and gave it an aura of credibility. Mutahi ngunyi thrives not because he is the best at political analysis but because he is the best at stoking political controversy. Markets, civil society and democracy in kenya diva portal. The kambas and luos follow at a distant fourth and fifth respectively. Political analyst mutahi ngunyi takes a swipe at cj maraga. Also important is the analysis of the political geography of postelectoral vio. While appearing on k24s punchline show, seasoned political analyst mutahi ngunyi dives into the discussion with anne kiguta on whether the dp could be the countrys next president. Political analyst mutahi ngunyi on tuesday faced with a significant blacklash after he attacked ktn investigative reporter mohammed ali on social media. Political analyst mutahi ngunyi analysis on covid19 says 5333 coronavirus deaths might be recorded by end april. Mutahi ngunyis latest advise to ruto causes mixed reactions. In summary we have, in the last forty years, moved from traditional systems of. Heres that apology to the luo nation by mutahi ngunyi.
Mutahi ngunyi s tyranny of numbers article now tyrannizing the unwary in cyberspace says that the jubilee alliance of uhuru kenyatta will win the 20 presidential election in the first round with a substantial majority over the cord coalition of raila odinga. Mutahi ngunyi 20, argues that a political contest can only be won on numbers. Mutahi ngunyi s tyranny of numbers article now tyrannizing the unwary in cyberspace says that the jubilee alliance of uhuru kenyatta will win the 20 presidential election in. The cord team needs to get out and campaign as if it was their last chance. Dp ruto will one day be president, but not in 2022. The 2019 census figures show kikuyu as the most populous community, followed by luhyas and kalenjins. Mutahi ngunyi is a political scientist who has taught at the university of nairobi, university of leeds visiting research fellow, university of helsinki in finland visiting research fellow, institute for policy analysis and research associate research fellow and the scandinavian institute for african studies sias as a researcher on structural. Mutahi ngunyi is wrong about raila and kenyan political situation coolsimba tv. Turns out that mr ngunyi doesnt care to get out of the gate looking good. Challenging mutahi ngunyis hypothesis on the march 4th.
The high court has stopped the prosecution of political analyst and commentator mutahi ngunyi over charges of hate speech and ethnic contempt. Dp ruto should be worried mutahi ngunyi explains why. Renown political commentator mutahi ngunyi has divulged that president uhuru kenyatta faces possible impeachment due to the rampant corruption scandals that have already began to taint his secondterm in office in his weekly analysis dubbed the fifth estate, mr ngunyi called on the head of state to handle the issues swiftly before they lead to his likely downfall while still in office. Opposition chief raila odinga has severally threatened that he could boycott the upcoming august elections if appropriate measures to ensure a credible poll are not put in place in light of these threats, renowned political analyst mutahi ngunyi has hypothesised how raila could either boycott the elections or interfere with the outcome to ensure he ascends into government. Political analyst mutahi ngunyi has opened the pandoras box with claims the dreaded coronavirus could have been manufactured by choice architects for certain artificial intelligence ai purposes. Pdf a study of newspaper columnists framing of kenyan politics in. Feb 11, 2018 mutahi ngunyi is wrong about raila and kenyan political situation coolsimba tv. In my own thinking, mutahi ngunyi has mastered the art of exaggerating the truth and using witty stories to spark controversy and. The political analyst has said that the ongoing supreme court judgement. The nairobian asked controversial political analyst mutahi ngunyi at his luxurious museum hill office that sports a martin luther king. Political analyst mutahi ngunyi has made sensational claims on opposition leader raila odingas recent bout of food poisoning. Individual alienation and political oppression in kenya as. Mutahi ngunyi reveals uhurus strategy in beating raila 3 years ago, by kaka mwalimu political scientist mutahi ngunyi has once again released a hypothesis to explain how president uhuru kenyatta has always been able to prevail against cord leader raila odinga and why he will still trounce him 2017.
A group of political scientists and social research experts took a critical look at the ngunyi analysis taking into account the emerging developments from the battle front areas all over the country. Dp william rutos obsession with 2022 will dearly cost him. Mr ngunyi, who gives a weekly political analysis of current affairs together with his young african scholars from the fort hall school of government, says the jubilee manifesto is the development projects that president uhuru kenyatta has been doing since he came into power in 20. Political analyst mutahi ngunyi has claimed that a showdown between dp william ruto and odm leader raila odinga in the 2022 election. Sep 20, 2017 mutahi ngunyi on wednesday took a swipe at the chief justice david maraga who moments ago delivered the detailed judgement annulling president uhuru kenyattas win. The problem with fred matiangi is he is a poor man mutahi ngunyi analysis on 2022. Mutahi ngunyi is a political scientist popular for developing tyranny of numbers hypothesis. Mutahi ngunyi predicts 2032 president in new theory. Political scientist mutahi ngunyi s tyranny of numbers theory has received critique from his counterpart professor peter kagwanja who considers the concept mere mental laziness. Controversial political analyst mutahi ngunyi has sensationally claimed that the just released 2019 census results favors dp william ruto ahead of the 2022 elections. Justice joseph onguto has ruled that the trial which has been on going at a magistrates court is an abuse of the criminal justice system and has now prohibited any further proceedings. Using political economy analysis, this paper discusses three precipitating factors that were ignited by kenyas 2007 election, which was too close to call.
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