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Handshake, Uhuru visit offer Raila a fresh political lifeline

ODM leader Raila Odinga arrives at Omoche Secondary school during the homecoming party of Rangwe MP Lilian Gogo. [James Omoro, Standard]

Opposition leader Raila Odinga’s March 9 handshake with President Uhuru Kenyatta appear to have given him a new lease of life, a year after he lost his fourth bid for the presidency.

At a time his critics thought he was headed for political oblivion, Raila has made a major comeback and is once again the focus of Kenya’s politics. Ugunja MP and ODM Director of Political Affairs Opiyo Wandayi describes Raila as an institution.

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