OPINION: Raila withdrawal: Is the Opposition chief conceding defeat?

The last couple of weeks, since the historic nullification of President Uhuru Kenyatta’s reelection victory by the Supreme Court on September 1, the political atmosphere has been marred by anxiety and constitutional confusion orchestrated by the Opposition.

As much as it was an immediate political gain for the National Super Alliance (NASA) coalition, the decision that confirmed the judiciary’s independence also put in motion the gradual fall of Opposition doyen Raila Odinga.