Handshake could be a Uhuru and Raila affair

Opposition chief Raila Odinga when he attended the homecoming party of Rangwe MP Lilian Gogo (right) at Omoche Primary school in Homa Bay County. [Emmanuel Wanson, Standard]

Opposition leader Raila Odinga’s allies say his truce with President Uhuru Kenyatta accords him a high profile role to continue defining political discourse that could bolster his presidential bid. 

When National Super Alliance (NASA) boycotted the 2017 repeat presidential elections, some observers saw this as the end of Mr Raila’s firm grip on Kenya’s politics.