Political rivals give Uhuru Kenyatta dose of his own medicine

He effectively neutered opposition from within as ODM aligned itself with the government in a move that brewed disaffection and saw some Jubilee officials sidelined.

In a historic turn of events that unfolded on November 29, 2006, Kanu, Kenya's oldest and most dominant political party, found itself in the midst of a coup to eject Uhuru as the party leader.

The ousting...