This rings true for the ongoing unravelling in the ruling Jubilee Party. The reordering of Jubilee power is opening a crucial space for a broad national consensus, paving the way for a new social contract to underpin an inclusive and cooperative post-Covid political order. Consensus around Kenyan nationhood will transform the country into ‘the City of God’, envisioned by the medieval African philosopher, Saint Augustine. But heirs to Kalenjin power threw their lot behind another dynasty: a scion of the Odinga dynasty. After 2017, President Kenyatta has moved stealthily to assert his authority in the party and government.
Source: Daily Nation May 30, 2020 21:33 UTC