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What BBI judgement portends for Raila's political future

ODM leader Raila Odinga at the burial of Bonchari MP's burial at Itiero Kisii County on Feb 26, 2021.[Sammy Omingo,Standard]

Thursday’s High Court judgement on the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) may have been more scathing and hard-hitting on President Uhuru Kenyatta, but blame, mockery and ridicule have mostly been directed elsewhere: ODM leader Raila Odinga, a co-principal in the BBI drive.  

Social media forums have particularly been awash with caricatures of the former premier, portraying him as a casualty of a brutal physical battle, with a battered face.

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