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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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