On March 9th 2018, Kenyans woke to news that would take Kenyan politics down a new and different route. The handshake.
Three years down the line, the two leaders who were hitherto at the helm of divisive politics, are making moves that are changing the face of politics in Kenya. From visiting each other’s backyards freely without fear of animosity by locals, to joint projects, to Raila’s appointment as the AU’s high representative for infrastructural development, their followers can only wait to see where this handshake leads them.
With claims that Uhuru will support NASA’s candidate in 2022, the BBI still brewing, and the political tension within the once powerful Jubilee party, one can only wonder what is cooking.
President Kenyatta and ODM leader Raila Odinga are said to have started a process of entering into a pre-election agreement which if successful, will change the 2022 elections.
From DP Ruto saying he is ready to face the coalition, to the other former NASA leaders not in on the deal, the political arena in Kenya is just starting to heat up.