Opinion: Unconditional ties with Uhuru represent a bad deal for Raila

President Uhuru Kenyatta and Raila Odinga

Last week’s prayer breakfast provided opportunity for Uhuru Kenyatta and Raila Odinga to renew their commitment to the handshake and provided much-needed respite in the country’s politics, by bringing together Raila and Deputy President William Ruto, who lately have been sniping at each other.

In a demonstration of how tricky it has become to remain true to the handshake, the prayer breakfast coincided with an angry demonstration in the city, by a group of civil society activists incensed by recent revelations about corruption in the government.