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A weak-kneed Opposition lost an opportunity to impress Barack Obama

The US President Obama’s visit to the country must have got the Opposition groups off-guard, but found Jubilee pretty ready. In the run-up to the visit, both sides had lowered the usual political rhetoric in an unusual discrete understanding that astounded political pundits.

The disquiet in the political class was not, however, lost to the discerning visitor who had an astounding grasp of local politics and issues.

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