President Uhuru Kenyatta has insisted that his new found love with opposition leader Raila Odinga, popularly known as the handshake, has zero political agenda.
Speaking on Monday, the president alluded to the possibility of the country making some changes ahead of 2022.
“As I said earlier, change is sometimes painful, change sometimes is unforgiving, change sometimes also makes mistakes but change has to come. And we are committed to making sure Kenya changes,” the President said.
He also hinted to his handshake with Raila where he debunked that it was about 2022.
“That is why we are committed to ensuring we build a cohesive society, and that is not a political agenda, it is actually a social economic agenda,” he added.
The Head of state said cohesion will ensure there is predictability despite there being elections, hence attracting investors to focus on investment past a five-year election cycle.
The handshake, as reported by the Standard, has been a source of ripples within the Jubilee administration which has seen the party divided into two camps.
One camp is coalescing around the president while the other leans towards Deputy President William Ruto.
The Ruto camp has been accusing Raila of plotting to rock Jubilee from within and destroy its succession plan.