How not to treat our national heroes; the case of Raila, Kalonzo pension

NAIROBI: It is heart-breaking that a noble move by Parliament to reward former Prime Minister Raila Odinga and former Vice President Kalonzo Musyoka what is rightfully theirs has turned into a murky political affair.

Mr Odinga and Mr Musyoka steered the leadership of this country alongside former President Mwai Kibaki at a most delicate moment in Kenya's history; just when Kenya was on the brink of collapse following the highly discredited 2007 presidential elections and subsequent bloody violence that left over 1,000 people dead.