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Uhuru should now go back to Ruto or fire his speech writers

President Uhuru Kenyatta (left) elbow greets Deputy President William Ruto during the 18th Annual National Prayer Breakfast at the Parliament buildings, Nairobi. [Elvis Ogina, Standard]

The political heavens have willed that President Uhuru Kenyatta goes back to Ruto or sacks Jubilee Party's political troubleshooters if he is to have a smooth ride with Raila Odinga.

In all his speeches lately, we see him throttling the 2017 post-election ghosts. For instance, his speech on Madaraka Day in Kisumu was arguably a fierce renewal of his 2017 attacks on the Judiciary—and there in lies the awkwardness.

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