What our leaders' new found camaraderie should do for Kenyans

President Uhuru Kenyatta and Opposition leader Raila Odinga when they met at Harambee House, Nairobi. (File, Standard)

Social media discourse following last week's Harambee House meeting between opposition leader Raila Odinga and President Uhuru Kenyatta was instructive. After months of acrimony post the August 8, 2017 general election, the last thing Kenyans expected at this point in time was camaraderie.

Many in the disjointed NASA vented their venom on Odinga, branding him a traitor to those who died supporting his call for electoral justice. Others derogatively said Odinga had found Canaan at Harambee House. Fellow NASA principals disassociated themselves, averring they were neither consulted nor apprised of the meeting. The duplicity in this is apparent. If truly they sought justice, it was pointless engaging Jubilee in more physical fights; occasioning more deaths. Jubilee has demonstrated that when it comes to violence, it is up there with the most vicious of them.