Fresh alliances take shape as UhuRuto Jubilee bromance fades

From Left: Deputy President William Ruto, President Uhuru Kenyatta, former Prime Minister Raila Odinga, BBI Chairman Yusuf Haji and Tanzania Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa at Bomas of Kenya. (John Muchucha, Standard)

Two years after their re-election, the camaraderie that President Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy William Ruto enjoyed has run out, forcing the hitherto inseparable friends into new alliances as they size each other up in the run-up to the 2022 General Election.

Differences between the two have split former party allies, compromised the Opposition and set the country on another path of political rhetoric that is now forcing Opposition leaders to choose between President Uhuru and DP Ruto.