Presidential hopefuls seize on Odinga rift to woo Kenyatta

摘要

Once regarded as Uruhu Kenyatta's obvious successorin the 2022 general election, Raila Odinga no longer hasthe favours of the president's Jubilee party. For the pastweek, bigwigs within the party led by its secretarygeneralRapahel Tuju have been urging the president tosplit away from Odinga, the president's protégé, followinghis recent overtures towards the opposition. On 7 April,Odinga's lieutenant Wycliffe Oparanya met for five hourswith the country's deputy president - who is nowKenyatta's arch-enemy - William Ruto. Officiallyfortuitous, the gathering prompted the party's vicechairmanDavid Murathe to suggest Kenyatta choose anew suitor among the crop of politicians who have ralliedto him over the past year.