Cynics who claimed there was nothing ‘enigmatic’ about the ‘freak’ handshake between opposition leader Raila Odinga and President Uhuru Kenyatta are still fumbling for meaning. A week ago, another presidential handshake complicated matters further for opinion pundits and political bandits. The Raila-Daniel arap Moi handshake, like the previous one, has attracted speculation from politicians and analysts. Then came a third presidential handshake — Raila and Mwai Kibaki, with son Jimmy Kibaki watching. Decoding the presidential handshakes is the subject of columns, radio and TV talk soaps, deep-sea fishing analysis, conspiracies, and speculations, even by councils of elders.

Source: The Star April 24, 2018 21:33 UTC