Before that, he had issued other orders to recall all American diplomats appointed by President Obama, and insisted that they would have to leave their posts by Inauguration Day. His underlying message, on Inauguration Day and for the duration of his divisive campaign, was that President Obama had failed and failed ‘bigly’. In the same vein, the Jubilee administration owes a debt of gratitude to the Grand Coalition Government, of which former premier Raila Odinga was a part. Unlike Obama, President Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy William Ruto inherited a country that was generally in good condition. And this is why a Raila presidency is necessary: It will break the mould.

Source: Standard Digital January 24, 2017 07:44 UTC