'FENCE-SITTER'As soon as he made the remarks, the makeshift auditorium — filled with leaders mainly from Wiper Party — went into palpable silence, shocked at the import of his statement. During a TV interview, Mr Musyoka was at pains to explain that he never meant President Kenyatta should extend his stay in office. 'MISUNDERSTOOD'While serving as vice president, Mr Musyoka struggled to maintain a footing in the charged grand coalition government under former President Mwai Kibaki and Prime Minister Raila Odinga. Mr Musyoka maintains that he's largely been misunderstood by Kenyans and his comments taken out of context even when he makes them in jest. Recently, he stoked controversy within his Wiper Party when he offered, during his father's burial, to be President Kenyatta's errands boy.

Source: Daily Nation February 25, 2019 07:18 UTC