Uhuru and Raila atone for sins of their fathers

President Uhuru Kenyatta and former prime minister Raila Odinga hugs as Deputy President William Ruto (right) and Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka (left) look on during the National Prayer Breakfastat the Safari Park hotel.[PSCU]

The Madaraka Day celebrations in Kisumu was preceded by President Uhuru Kenyatta's extensive tour of the Nyanza region. The occasion could easily pass as a culmination of an end of an era for Kenya's historic political rivalry that has lasted five decades. 

Uhuru's ecstatic welcome by thousands of jubilant Nyanza residents radiated warmth and peace. In essence, the mountain has curved to meet the lake. ODM leader Raila Odinga played the political host.