By PATRICK LANG'AT More by this AuthorWhen the Covid-19 pandemic struck in March, it stopped several of President Kenyatta’s legacy projects in their tracks and loosened his political grip on the country. Since the virus struck, the Head of State has made major strides in taming the ambitious political march of Deputy President William Ruto. Like never before, the 2022 succession politics is now firmly in Mr Kenyatta’s grip. University of Nairobi lecturer Herman Manyora believes that, politically, President Kenyatta has had relative ease executing his plan due to the virus restrictions. The next legacy project for President Kenyatta touches on national unity, specifically the March 2018 ‘handshake’ and the subsequent formation of the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI).

Source: Daily Nation August 24, 2020 08:00 UTC