“Bado mapambano,” Raila speaks on opposition politics.

Most Kenyans said the handshake has diluted the opposition politics in Kenya. The handshake absorbed the most out spoken and the strongest criticizer of Jubilee administration Raila Odinga.

The handshake was meant to end the longest political rivalry between President Uhuru Kenyatta and the opposition leader Raila Odinga. The move was successful.

The fruits of the handshake landed Raila a top job with the AU as Infrastructure developer. The latest person to benefit from the handshake is Kalonzo Musyoka. He is now leading a peace convoy in South Sudan.

Opposition leader Raila Odinga has come out to clear the air over his close association with Jubilee government which he says has often been misinterpreted. Raila dismissed claims that he had joined Jubilee government and maintained the Opposition was still in place and vibrant.
Speaking on Thursday, November 15, at his Capitol Hill office, Nairobi, the ODM leader said he and Kalonzo Musyoka were still in Opposition. “I have not joined government. I do not hold any position in the Jubilee administration. Therefore, nothing stops me from criticising the government. Those that have contrary views are wrong,” said Raila. He divulged that making peace with President Uhuru Kenyatta did not mean he was in government and was not a sign that the Opposition was dead.
On Wednesday, November 14, Amani National Congress (ANC) party leader Musalia Mudavadi said the Opposition had become weak since the Friday, March 9, handshake. According to Musalia, Raila and Kalonzo working with Jubilee government was a betrayal to the over six million Kenyans who voted for them in the 2017 elections. On his side, Raila said his appointment to the African Union and that of Kalonzo as peace envoy to the troubled South Sudan did not affect the Opposition in any way.
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