President Uhuru Kenyatta on Monday confessed that his deputy William Ruto was aware of the handshake with Raila Odinga. – By Enock Mukoma.
At the launch of the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) report at Bomas, Uhuru said Ruto worked on the finer details of the handshake, contradicting earlier statements that he was not involved.
“.It is the truth… he helped me identify some of the elders I mentioned here. The purpose as I had told him was never to talk about what shall happen tomorrow in terms of elective posts.”
Uhuru further squashed claims that Raila was in the government, affirming that the handshake was grounded on a common goal of a unified peaceful country.
“As many of you know. we were competitors in 2017. Things got to a difficult level. but when we sat down to speak, we agreed that we are not here to share positions. ” he said.
“…and we agreed that we were coming together with one agenda to ensure peace. We did not talk about sharing government
The president’s sentiments echoed Railas position that handshake has never been about 2022 as DP’s allies have always alluded to it
“Let us talk to each other and not at each other. The BBI is not about Uhuru becoming Prime Minister and Raila the President, it is about what is the best for the country,” Raila said.
Raila, while quoting the Bible from the book of Isaiah, said the referendum process should be a unifying factor where everyone is brought on board.
He also made references to the Quran, Raila said those who listen to all statements and follow the best of it are the ones whom Allah has chosen.
