Betrayal seems part of the game as Azimio and UDA battle it out

President Uhuru Kenyatta chats with his deputy William Ruto during The COMESA International Trade Fair and High-Level Business Summit at Kenyatta International Convention Centre, Nairobi. [David Gichuru, Standard]

As we head to the August 9 presidential elections, one of the paradoxes that has infected our body politic is that while the two leading coalitions are birthed through colossal political betrayal, the same coalitions are also dependent on massive political trust to survive through the elections.

Hints of that paradox have been most obvious in the political dance between Azimio and Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka.