Ruto’s allies should stop piling pressure on Uhuru

As the country marks one year since the handshake between President Uhuru Kenyatta and Opposition leader Raila Odinga, Deputy President William Ruto’s allies are yet to accept and embrace the deal. To them, the deal was not intended to heal the wounds inflicted by the hotly contested presidential elections held in 2017.

Rather, it was a well-calculated strategy aimed at scuttling the DP’s ambition of succeeding President Kenyatta. These arguments do not hold water. It is worth recalling that the two leaders agreed to bury the hatchet at the most critical time.