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After taming Raila, let's use him to slay dragons

Raila Odinga host President Uhuru Kenyatta for breakfast in his Bondo home. [PHOTO:WILBERFORCE OKWIRI]

President Uhuru Kenyatta has done what no other president has done in living memory.

He seems to have managed to tame Raila Odinga. All that have tried before him have failed. As a minister in Kanu, Raila would always make his ambitions and intentions clear. Under the National Rainbow Coalition (Narc) he was a constant pain in Kibaki’s side. Within a short time, he had left Narc and was leading the opposition against the referendum of 2005. In 2007, he was made prime minister but he was constantly fighting for his space.

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