Betrayal? Kenyans brave tough times amid piling misery

President Uhuru Kenyatta is received by former Prime Minister Raila Odinga in Siaya County for an official working tour of the region. (File, Standard)

Ten years ago, the country settled for a grand coalition government, which scored as much good as the bad for a country smarting out of near-civil war.

And now the handshake fever sweeping the country, promising a brighter tomorrow, is similarly against a background of cries in every direction – economy, institutional independence, national cohesion and political hygiene – the country has now gone full cycle.