President Uhuru Kenyatta has tagged along ODM chief Raila Odinga in his Ukambani trip, exposing the progress made in his efforts to unite Nasa chief ahead of 2022. The trio's visit to the Ukambani region comes amid reports that Uhuru could have held private talks on Wednesday with Raila and Wiper Leader Kalonzo Musyoka. However, Raila's imposing presence in the President's tour of the lower Eastern region has lifted the lid on the ongoing 2022 succession plans to market Raila across the country as Uhuru's heir apparent. Speaking at the Thwake dam where he held an inspection tour on Friday, Uhuru while gesturing at Raila and Kalonzo, said he was happy with the unity he was seeing. President Uhuru is said to be keen on having opposition leaders craft a 2022 strategy that will see them field a joint presidential candidate against Ruto.

Source: The Star July 09, 2021 10:30 UTC