Why Uhuru Kenyatta would be at ease with president Raila Odinga

President Uhuru Kenyatta (centre) after a consultative meeting with political party leaders Raila Odinga (ODM), Musalia Mudavadi (ANC), Kalonzo Musyoka (Wiper), Moses Wetangula (Ford Kenya), and Gideon Moi (KANU) at State House, Mombasa on August 10, 2021. [PSCU, Standard]

As the clock ticks towards next year’s General Election, President Uhuru Kenyatta’s words and actions and those of his allies point to preference of a Raila Odinga presidency.

Informed by the need to push for unity, bury the historic Kenyatta/Odinga rivalry that has dogged Kenyan politics for five decades, Raila’s approval ratings all point to Uhuru’s preferred choice.