Raila allies say Ruto is missing the point on the weekly protests

President William Ruto addresses residents at Molo town in Nakuru on July 2, 2023, after a church service. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard]

In the eyes of President William Ruto's administration, the ongoing anti-government demonstrations are a plot by opposition leader Raila Odinga to gain political currency.

To those in the Kenya Kwanza Alliance, Raila's grievances - the soaring cost of living and electoral reforms - are but a ruse in his quest to win a share of the government, a strategy they accuse him of employing in successive regimes.