There is a Kikuyu saying that translates to; "the thrust power that propels an airplane from the ground is the one that sustains it in the air". In this analogy, the hustlers are the turbines that propelled William Ruto to the presidency, and any form of 'handshake' with what was their antithesis will work against him in the future.

In mature democracies like the United States, defeated politicians are not allowed to interfere and exercise their opposition mandate outside Parliament. Going by President Ruto's press conference on April 2, 2023, he hinted at allowing issues raised by the opposition to be handled through Parliament.

Although the opposition is against the approach, such culture should be entrenched in our country, and the time is now. This is not about Raila Odinga or Dr Ruto because they will not be there forever. Nevertheless, we might say that a government born out of a handshake calms the country. That was the case in 2008 when Kenya was hit by post-election violence.