Day Uhuru reached out to Raila amid growing aggression by NASA

President Uhuru Kenyatta and Opposition leader Raila Odinga.

Raila Odinga twice shelved plans to be sworn in as ‘the People’s President’ in November and December last year, prompting his supporters to press for more active forms of resistance. As 2017 drew to a close, his appeals for dialogue with President Uhuru Kenyatta were derided by his supporters who were agitating for full confrontation with the Jubilee regime.

With the uncertainty around the 'handshake', it is hard to figure out what Raila’s immediate political future holds. But his legacy as Kenya’s most successful politician is unmistakable, even if some find it difficult to accept.