Embrace the handshake, but don't let it stifle democracy

Unlike today, a heavy cloud hung over the country as Kenyans prepared to mark the 2017 Jamhuri Day celebrations.

At the time, there was a lot of trepidation following the threat by the National Super Alliance (NASA), having disputed the outcome of the August 2018 presidential election in which Uhuru Kenyatta was declared the winner, to swear in Raila Odinga as the people’s president.