JAVAS BIGAMBO: UDA turmoil triggers instability fear in Ruto’s party

The infighting brought to the public eye both discernible and previously undiscernible issues.

The squabbles of that time should be vital lessons on how mega political parties lose glory when sibling rivalry and jostling for power and control can destabilise a party.

The Constitution contemplated institutionalising political parties as strong entities to bolster intra-party democracy and enhance national democratic tenets.

The fascination with political exchanges of threats and cross-referencing is unhealthy and easily dismembers a party.

It is true that segmented interests could be behind the present squabbles, but that should not supersede material homogeneity within the context of positive internal competition.

The party will easily weather the storm, but it would be useful to have causal root issues fuelling the conflicts nipped in the bud.

The spectral and surreal fights can be managed by the party leader President Ruto and the deputy party leader Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua.

Those choreographing the battle formations should not be helped further by the buoyancy of parochial political motivations with the risk of being blinded by rays of power and losing the big picture.

History is a generous mother and offers many lessons for all, and it is better that those fighting in UDA should suckle the milk of timeless lessons, and benefit from the nutrients of sobriety, wisdom and humility.

The governance expert spoke to the Star