Jitters in Rift and Mt Kenya over Uhuru, Raila pact

Kajiado Governor Joseph ole Lenku (left) with Principal Enkii Boys’ Secondary School James Ngugi at Kimana, Oloitokitok, during a prize-giving day on 24/3/18. Mr Lenku said the newfound unity between President Kenyatta and NASA leader Raila Odinga was not about the 2022 election. [Peterson Githaiga, Standard]

Weeks after President Uhuru Kenyatta and NASA leader Raila Odinga entered into a political pact, Jubilee leaders are raising concerns that the Opposition leader’s entry may not only scuttle its 2022 succession plans but also leave the ruling party handicapped.

Though publicly coy about their positions against Raila’s pact, some leaders in Jubilee are already planning how they will contain the Opposition leader’s political clout from destabilising them.