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Let Raila rethink handshake to ensure it does not destroy him

I’ve concluded – much to my chagrin – that Jubilee’s Uhuru Kenyatta is dithering on the war against corruption. The man from Gatundu has stumbled badly. He talks too much, and does too little, or next to nothing, on corruption. This is what I don’t know – is he afraid, or simply lacks the guts to guillotine the lords of corruption sitting next to him?

But I know this – ODM’s Raila Odinga is best advised to rethink his “handshake” with the scion of the Burning Spear. If Mr Kenyatta can’t execute an effective war against graft, Raila must exit the handshake. He must pull the plug unless Kenyatta demonstrates by deeds – not words – his mettle to fight the corrupt.

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