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The day Uhuru danced his heart out at Raila's birthday bash in Mombasa

President Uhuru Kenyatta (left), ODM party leader Raila Odinga (C) and Ida Odinga cutting cake during Raila’s 74th birthday celebration in Mombasa.

A video clip showing President Uhuru Kenyatta dancing during the birthday party of Opposition leader Raila Odinga shows how close the two leaders have got since the last year’s March 9 handshake.

The presence of Raila’s brother Oburu Oginga, sister Ruth, daughter Rosemary, wife Ida and other close relatives was further testimony of the decades-long friendship between the two families, which has often been rocked by political rivalry.

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