How Raila's big week offered fresh hope but raised fears for peace

ODM leader Raila Odinga with President Uhuru Kenyatta during ODM NDC 2022 at Kasarani Stadium. February 26, 2022. [Boniface Okendo, Standard]

The die is cast. In the season of expulsions, acquisitions and mergers, ODM party leader Raila Odinga is in a good place. He is set to carry the Azimio la Umoja presidential banner in the August election, complete with President Uhuru Kenyatta’s endorsement.

Uhuru’s endorsement of Raila at his meeting with Mt. Kenya political leaders and regional business notables culminated in the multiple National Delegates Conferences(NDCs) this week, with the Biblical Joseph’s proverbial sun, moon and all the stars bowing before Raila’s megastar. The week’s events have taken the March 9, 2018 handshake to a new height.