Former Jubilee Vice Chair David Murathe has suggested that the 2018 truce between President Uhuru Kenyatta and ODM leader Raila Odinga continues to be embraced by Kenyans across the country.
The two leaders, formerly sworn rivals, buried the hatchet in March 2018 and reached a truce, which brought an end to their political enmity and suspicion among their allies.
Murathe on Sunday observes that the two have been keen on having the truce be accepted by their supporters, which he said is succeeding, but added that Uhuru is not yet there.
However, the former Gatanga MP noted that the reception of the truce among Kenyans has been pleasing, claiming that the majority of them have accepted and are actually praising it.
"All politics is local...You must first sort out your backyard. Right now the handshake between the President and Raila Odinga is being hailed everywhere. The President still has work to do," he said in an interview on K24's Punchline.
His remarks come at a time when a section of leaders from Uhuru's Mt Kenya backyard has shown discomfort with the union, terming it a political plot aimed at isolating other people.
They have accused Raila of using the truce to hit back at Deputy President William Ruto. However, the reception has been very good in Raila's camp where it has been fully adopted.