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I will stick with you on corruption war, Raila tells Uhuru

ODM leader Raila Odinga addresses sugarcane farmers and Sony Sugar Company employees at Sony Sports Grounds, yesterday. [Caleb Kingwara, Standard]

As anger simmered over President Uhuru Kenyatta’s missed opportunities in Thursday’s State of the Nation Address, former Prime Minister Raila Odinga affirmed that he will stand by his political buddy to the very end of handshake politics.

On a day Deputy President William Ruto and his troops were celebrating what a section of Kenyans considered a less than impressive address, Raila jumped to the defence of the President, saying he was taking a strategic approach to the fight against graft.

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