In the run-up to the hotly contested Kibra by-election, political rhetoric reached unprecedented levels. No other people beat the drums louder than Deputy President William Ruto and former Prime Minister Raila Odinga and their respective lieutenants. As the Kibra by-election dust settles, the focus has already shifted to the much-anticipated release of the Building Bridges Initiative report. The same camps are making it clear how they intend to shoot it down or use it to eternally bury some people’s political ambitions. Touted as the panacea to our problems every election cycle, BBI looks set to tear the political elite right at the centre.

Source: The Star November 12, 2019 21:00 UTC