AWITI VERSUS WAKIAGA RACE FOR NDHIWA HAS JUST BEGUN AND IT HAS BEGUN WITH A BANG!

In my post on "Awiti's 2017 chances", I was bashed by both Awiti's and Wakiaga's supporters for being biased; however, believe it or not, partiality was very far from my intention and the fact that I received criticisms from both quarters vindicated me; interpretation of that post depended purely on the reader and the reader's own inclination:

Since Awiti is the incumbent and so far, Wakiaga appears to be the most formidable contender, my intention is to play out an Awiti vs Wakiaga contest in 2017; however, if in the course of time, the situation changes and more formidable players enter the scene, I shall certainly have to adjust accordingly; and therefore, in the meantime, I will continue to put focus on the above two:

And therefore I have made it a point to closely follow these two:

In the same post I pointed out that Ndhiwa, the most populous constituency, will be vital to winning 2017 and especially for the incumbent because he must contest, whether he gets the coveted ODM ticket or not.

The two have very recently patronized two fund raisers in Ndhiwa within a week of each other; now sample this:

On the 29th of April, Awiti was the guest of honour at a fund raising at Andiwo School in Kologi Ward, Ndhiwa in aid of the business community/women groups in that Ward; this is my home Ward so I followed the function very keenly: the contributions were as follows:

1. Guest of honour, His Excellently Governor Awiti gave his contribution of 150,000.
2. Hamilton Orata gave 50,000
3. Martin Owino (PS Treasury) gave 30,000.
4. Beatrice (Cabinet Water) gave 20,000.
5. Olago Nyandira (host MCA) gave 10,000.

The various groups and other guests present brought in their contributions and the final tally was about KES 400,000:

It was like Wakiaga had informants planted and following the proceedings at Awiti's function because today, 8th of May, Wakiaga has countered Awiti's function with one of his own in the same Ndhiwa at Kanyikela Ward with what looks like a sledge hammer:

Wakiaga arrived in two choppers and a convoy said to be of about 100 cars was on the ground; Wakiaga's contribution was 500,000 while the effort of his entourage raked in 4.5 million; the tally stood at 5m.

It is important to note that the ODM National Chairman and the County Chairman were both part and parcel of Wakiaga's fund raiser.

The battle for Ndhiwa votes between the incumbent, Awiti and his foremost contender, Wakiaga, has just begun with a very strong statement from Wakiaga that if it is cash, he is ready to spend ten times as much as the incumbent:

The BIG QUIZ:

Is Wakiaga trying the incumbent or does he know the incumbent's financial limits; is he in for a surprise? Will Awiti surprise him with an equally strong counter?

Let’s wait and see but if the incumbent does not have this kind of spending power then he must come up with some different but equally effective counter strategies, otherwise, he is in for the roughest ride of his life:

[Money buys and excess money buys excessively].