[Stafford Ondego, Standard]There has been an unfamiliar trading of horses, as well as the arrival of completely new playersThe passing on of veteran journalist Philip Ochieng is an astute opportunity to reflect on the parallels between the Jomo Kenyatta succession games and those of the Uhuru Kenyatta succession. Interesting parallels, convergences and differences exist between the Jomo Kenyatta succession games and the ongoing Uhuru Kenyatta succession drama. Like Ruto, he was also losing his strategic place in the Kenyatta succession through a party he had worked so hard for. He wrote to President Kenyatta seeking a reconciliation meeting, but the letters were ignored. Added to this, Moi had accumulated some reasonable wealth to make him a formidable contender in the Kenyatta succession.

Source: The Star May 02, 2021 03:00 UTC