"Uhuru Never Wanted Raila To Win!" – ODM's Philip Etale On The Deep State (Part 1) | Iko Nini 796

"If Uhuru Kenyatta wanted Raila to be president, he would have made him president." In Part 1, ODM's Director of Communications Philip Etale tells Mwaf about 15 years at Baba's side, from meeting him at 19 to the night KICC exploded in 2007. Fired from Royal Media in 2009 (he believes it was for backing Raila), he tore up the letter and walked out with nothing. Months later his phone rang: "Philip, Bill tells me you are fired." Raila handed him KSh 200,000 in cash and, a year later, made him ODM's Director of Communications. In Part 1: 🟠 KICC 2007: the night "hell broke loose", and why he says Kibaki killed Kenya's trust in elections 🟠 How his father hid Jaramogi Oginga Odinga for three days 🟠 Martha Karua's confrontations with Raila, at City Hall and in Parliament 🟠 "Philip, Bill tells me you are fired": the call, the KSh 200,000 and the new suit 🟠 2013, the Supreme Court ruling and the 2017 repeat election he says Baba would have won 🟠 "Etale must go": the day 300 youths stormed Orange House 🟠 Raila's secret money book, and the KSh 2 million he gave churches without ever announcing it 🟠 "Why can't we also rig?" The day Raila nearly slapped him 🟠 2022, Uhuru and the "deep state": "If Baba had got that power, he would still be with us today" Part 2 is coming: Raila's last birthday lunch, Gen Z, COVID and the day Baba died. Did Uhuru really want Raila to win in 2022? Tell us in the comments 👇 SIGN UP ON LemFi using the IKONINI referral code, click on this link https://referral.lemonade.finance/invite/jmbLoTGSeDjjrCQa9 Iko Nini is a Kenya podcast that covers everything Kenyan entertainment, politics & social issues SUPPORT IKO NINI THROUGH CASHAPP $IKONINI BECOME A MEMBER FOR EARLY ACCESS & EXCLUSIVE CONTENT: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5h4-WH0LAV4CWs380yM33A/join CHAPTERS 0:00 Coming up 0:52 Iko Nini 1:02 Meet Philip Etale, ODM Director of Communications 2:21 From the Citizen TV newsroom to ODM 4:21 Meeting Raila at 19 7:21 2005 referendum: Orange vs Banana 8:21 The 2007 campaign & the Pentagon 9:51 KICC 2007: "Hell broke loose" 13:21 Kibaki, Raila & the roads 14:21 How his dad hid Jaramogi for three days 17:51 Fired from Royal Media: he tore up the letter 20:21 Covering the post-election violence 22:21 Martha Karua confronts Raila 26:51 Is Martha Karua a reformist? 29:51 Life after the sack 31:51 His friend Oscar King'ara, killed in 2009 35:21 "Philip, Bill tells me you are fired" 36:51 KSh 200,000 cash from Raila 40:51 Prof Nyong'o, Orange House & the 2010 Yes campaign 51:28 Becoming ODM's Director of Communications 54:28 Political communication & keeping secrets 56:58 Political discipline: lessons from the UK 1:02:28 2013 election & the Supreme Court ruling 1:07:28 2017: annulment & the repeat election 1:10:28 "Etale must go": youths storm Orange House 1:14:28 What Raila confided in him 1:16:28 Raila's secret money book 1:18:28 KSh 2 million to churches, never announced 1:22:13 Why Central hated Raila 1:24:13 "Why can't we also rig?" Raila nearly slaps him 1:26:13 Birthday lunch with Raila, July 2025 1:27:43 Chris Msando's death 1:30:43 2022, Uhuru & the deep state 1:34:13 "If Baba had won, he'd still be alive"