For the first time in as many months, ODM leader Raila Odinga have a clue on the secrecy surrounding his unexpected partnership with President Uhuru Kenyatta in March this year.
Since then, the two leaders have kept their supporters guessing with another camp allied to Deputy President William Ruto reading mischief.
"Don't take my silence for granted. I will give my views about 2022 and they will shock some of you. Stop loitering around and work for people," Uhuru told Mt Kenya leaders on Thursday, a strong indication that he may after all dump his loyal deputy.
At the requiem mass of Jane Kiano in St Francis ACK at Karen, Raila, who was recently appointed to AU as High Representative for Infrastructural Development, battled to dispel the narrative surrounding dynasties and hustler politics, a further indication that probably, he could be in 2022 race.
Mr Odinga, dismissed allusions that President Uhuru Kenyatta and himself are beneficiaries of dynasties, adding that just like their fathers, they have worked hard for the achievements in political arena.
“Jomo Kenyatta was the son of a pauper. He struggled and was detained by colonialists for many years,” said Raila.
“You cannot say Odinga (Jaramogi) and Kenyatta (Jomo) are dynasties. They were both paupers and they struggled on their own.”
“You cannot say Uhuru and Raila are sons of dynasties and others are hustlers,” Raila further said as listeners at the late Jane Kiano memorial service cheered.
While Uhuru's father Jomo Kenyatta was Kenya's first Prime Minister and President, Raila's father was Kenyatta's first Vice President at independence.
Despite the love-hate relationship between the two families, Uhuru and Raila agreed to put the contest behind them, signing an MOU which could probably lead to his ascendancy to power in 2022.
“Raila is just Raila and Uhuru is Uhuru. Nobody has elected Uhuru because he is son of Kenyatta,” he said, further hinting his blossoming relationship with Uhuru. https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001301345/raila-joins-fray-a-day-after-uhuru-shocker.
President Uhuru Kenyatta's warning to Central Kenya MPs to stop Ruto's new style of politics christined 'Tanga Tanga' or loitering and Raila's strong defense of dynasties could be a signal that the two could gang up against self proclaimed husler.
During the event, Ruto who is quick in dismissing Odinga, only said 'a lot of things have been said but today I won't get into that'.
The March 9th handshake has seen former Mt Kenya MPs visit Raila for closed-door meeting with pundits claiming that they have 'Uhuru's blessings'.