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Opposition is missing the mark as Ruto struggles, analysts now say

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Azimio leaders led by Kalonzo Musyoka (centre) and Minority Leader Opiyo Wandayi (right) address the media at SKM Command Centre in Nairobi. [File, Standard]

Opinion is divided over the role the opposition can play in unlocking the current stalemate between the government and Gen Z protesters to bring the country back to normalcy.

The country's minority parties in the house, which in Kenya's context are official opposition, have been lacklustre, failing to offer alternative leadership as is envisioned in the current constitution and democratic tradition.

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