Raila Odinga's remarks after watching golf with President Uhuru got Kenyans talking

National Super Alliance (NASA) Coalition leader Raila Odinga on Sunday, March 25 evoked a series of reactions after his remarks on the 2018 Barclays Kenya Open shortly after he watched a match with President Uhuru Kenyatta at the Muthaiga Golf Club.

The two leaders were meeting for the first time since their monumental handshake on Friday, March 9.

At the golf club, Mr. Odinga said he was invited by the president, an offer he could not turn down as he is working with him for the good of the country.

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“I could not let him down…We met and agreed to work together because Kenya is bigger than any one of us… the handshake will, indeed, unite us as a country,” Mr. Odinga maintained.

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The two were accompanied by Nairobi governor Mike Sonko, Tourism Cabinet Secretary Najib Balala alongside other government officials.

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Following the match, the NASA principal tweeted a picture of him accompanied by the president with the caption that although he enjoyed watching golf, he would rather stick to football.

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“It was nice watching the 2018 Barclays Kenya Open but I think I'll stick to watching the Mighty Gor Mahia,” he tweeted.

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It was nice watching the 2018 Barclays Kenya Open but I think I'll stick to watching the Mighty Gor Mahia #BKO2018 #KenyaOpenAt50 pic.twitter.com/FziiktDSb2— Raila Odinga (@RailaOdinga) March 25, 2018

The post was noted by many of his Twitter followers who chose to ignore his remarks and pay attention to the picture. Most of the responses his tweet evoked were a question of whether he had given up the fight against what he believed in.

Before the March 9 handshake, Mr. Odinga had maintained he won after the August 8, 2017, elections, even going far as taking oath as the People’s President on January 30.

Here are some of the comments his post evoked;

Enyewe wanasiasa ni wale wale. Msitu ni mmoja, nyani ndo hubadilika. We no longer resisting neither are we talking about electoral justice. #VinduVichenganga— Murunga Lilechi???????? (@lilechikenya) March 25, 2018

All of Kenya's problems in one photo— XANAX (@Willy_pi) March 25, 2018

You two are now even going for golf dates? Awwwww goals— Waweru (@martinwilshere) March 25, 2018

Peace is good , ordinary Kenyans now want affordable lifestyle cost of unga and fuel is outrageous, now a none issue , kila mtu acheze Kwao !— Eng Otieno Ogallo (@otienogallo) March 25, 2018

This's so hilarious... It's so joyful to watch Hon @RailaOdinga And president @UKenyatta Walking together like identical twins ..i now feel proud to be a Kenyan ...united nation...our tribe is one (Kenya)

Let's now fight tribalism & corruption ..poverty ll just disappear— Anti-corruption Activist (@patriots_254KE) March 25, 2018

Endeeleni kuunganisha wakenya don't relent u and Uhuru will definitely go down in history as the unifying factor among Kenyans— Best punter (@Ulemsee10) March 25, 2018

Kenyans are very forgetful , until true light shines in our hearts so shall know the thrueth , this man Rails is as always used poor people for his personal gain— Joram Khaukha (@ApostleKhaukha) March 25, 2018

I love seeing my presidents flow together.— Bob Julius (@BobJulius4) March 25, 2018