With Raila Odinga’s withdrawal, all indications are that Uhuru Kenyatta will be voted back to o? Even though he will ultimately occupy State House, it will deny the winner universal acceptance and chip away at his political legitimacy. Others argue that an electoral deal between Uhuru Kenyatta and Raila Odinga would have eased national tension and made it more acceptable. However, in nudging Kenya to their chosen political paths, Uhuru and Raila must be guided not by their power of persuasion or access to means of coercion, but by the best interests of the nation called Kenya. In the days since the Supreme Court overturned Kenyatta’s election, at least 57 people have died in political protests, most of them killed by police.

Source: Standard Digital October 23, 2017 07:41 UTC