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Irony of handshake politics and promise of growth

President Uhuru Kenyatta and Raila Odinga address the press after their 2018 handshake at Harambee House, Nairobi. [Willis Awandu, Standard]

As the Azimio coalition held its last rally in Mamboleo, Kisumu, the turnout was a record.

The Azimio leaders maintained that the Tuesday vote would be about the liberation of the country from a horde of thieves. They said they are a coalition of true patriots with a history of fighting corruption and maladministration.

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