As I glued to television on 1st June, 2021 to watch Madaraka Day celebration Kenyan’s national holiday taking place in Kisumu County. I was expecting host governor Anyang Nyongo to honor his party boss Raila Odinga by sneaking an invite to him to greet his rural home town folks. Oh! I was wrong. Only for President Uhuru Kenyatta to save the face by breaking the protocol and invited him [Raila].
As if that is not enough, he [Uhuru] hipped praises on Raila for not demanding anything in return on handshake concession on offering Jubilee support on the floor of the House [National Assembly] which I presume was one of give and take. But of notable was his declaration; “Thanks ‘Jakoom’ I will support your political election endeavor you seek in future”.
Now, I pose the question. Did Uhuru negated on one of significant handshake truce clause if we go by Raila and Speaker Muturi’s recent revelations?
Speaking in Nyamira, during the fundraiser at Mwongori Secondary where he was invited by Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiangi on October 22, 2021. Mr Odinga said they had settled on Dr Matiang’i as a compromised candidate for the 2022 elections but changed their strategy after what he [Raila] insinuated “surveying the country’s political landscape”.
“Thrice President Uhuru Kenyatta has told me [Speaker of National Assembly Speaker Justin Muturi] that he was to retire with ODM leader Raila Odinga in 2022,” and “that was the only condition of their handshake,” revealed Muturi in candid conversation with The Standard, on November 21, 2021.
Not taking for granted what the two have revealed. Then I will premise my personal opinion under article 34 sub-article [2] paragraph [b] that states; The State shall not-penalize any person for any opinion or view or the content of any broadcast, publication or dissemination.
Although President Uhuru Kenyatta witnessed the destruction of 1.5 billion counterfeit products seized by mult-agency led by Anti-Counterfeit Authority, May 27 2019. What followed was a round outcry from small trade traders even drafting an open letter to him. The outcome that surfaced was that, there was discrimination, and somehow malicious noting most have Mt Kenya region roots. It might had informed President Uhuru Kenyatta to rethink his succession, noting small businesses are heart of economy which central is passionate in.
So, I don’t know whether President Uhuru Kenyatta felt dumped since the zeal and high drummers of counterfeit seizing subsided. And point note Mr Fred Matiang’s, was, as it now coordinator of government projects.
Well, I might be wrong with early apology.