Why Uhuru, Raila and DP should hold talks

President Uhuru Kenyatta (C) with former Prime Minister Raila Odinga and Deputy William Ruto (L) at the Bomas of Kenya in Nairobi on October 26, 2020. [Stafford Ondego, Standard]

As the long race to the 2022 General Election begins, strong views, about whose leadership is most desirable, are shaping Kenya’s public discourse. Political adversaries compete, each painting the other as corrupt or incompetent. In the murky field of politics, there is nothing untoward about that; nothing personal. American economist Thomas Sowell sums it aptly: “Politics is the art of making your selfish desires seem like national interests”.

President Uhuru Kenyatta has kicked up a storm by declaring that after serving his final term, he will not leave the country in the hands of thieves. A section of the political elite aver that the president’s declaration has come a tad too late in the day.