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Deputy President William Ruto addresses a crowd at Athi river town during a past Kenya Kwanza rally in Machakos County. [Susan Nyamasege, DPPS]
Lost in the United Democratic Alliance’s ruckus about President Uhuru Kenyatta being a symbol of national unity, and therefore shouldn’t endorse ODM leader Raila Odinga, is the craving for the President’s endorsement. The misplaced sense of betrayal in the UDA camp actually stems from that desire. Thus, it is hypocritical for anyone to root for the 2010 Constitution, tout it as the most progressive in the world for guaranteeing an array of human rights and liberties, yet question Uhuru’s democratic right to support a person of his choice.
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