Nominated Senator Isaac Mwaura now says that the March 2018 truce between President Uhuru Kenyatta and Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) leader Raila Odinga risks not realizing its intended goals.
Speaking on Saturday, the Jubilee Party parliamentarian noted that the truce continues to encounter rejection and questioning from some Kenyans, more than a year after the deal was sealed.
He blamed the situation on their delay to begin selling their idea, observing that they should have embarked on national trips to popularize it, failure of which is now rendering it more irrelevant by the day.
"I think the president and Raila delayed in going to the grassroots. They should have gone there around May or June last year. But I also think they are awaiting the Building Bridges Initiative taskforce report (Nafikiri president na Raila walochelewa kuenda mashinani. Wangeenda hapo May June last year. Lakini pia huenda wanangoja matokeo ya BBI), " said the lawmaker.
The BBI taskforce is a 14-member team appointed by the two after their deal and has been going around the nation seeking ideas from Kenyans on how the nation can prevent future political and social wrangles.
Mwaura was speaking on Radio Jambo's Mazungumzo Waziwazi show on Saturday morning, where he also stated that the truce has as well been misunderstood by a number of Kenyans.
The former ODM nominated MP said that though the leaders have said that their truce is solely based on ensuring national healing and cohesion, some Kenyans have understood it as a pending alliance between the two.
"People are seeing it as a clan to politically unite Uhuru and Raila (Watu wanaona kama inapanga kuleta Uhuru na Raila pamoja kisiasa)," he added.
Among the opposers are forces allied to Deputy President William Ruto, who have repeatedly pointed out that the real intentions of the handshake remains hidden and are only known by the two.