A year after the handshake, forces allied to ODM leader Raila Odinga have lately been a happy lot around President Uhuru Kenyatta.
The same can be attributed to the 2018 truce between the two national leaders, which appears to have turned Uhuru's former critics into allies.
One of the things where the group could not agree with Uhuru on was the government's appetite for borrowing, which some are now in support of, even offering justification.
Among them is Homa Bay Woman Representative Gladys Wanga, who was earlier known for her attacks on Uhuru, but who is now fully in support of the country's huge appetite for loans.
She says that it would be impossible for the economy to grow without borrowing, and says that foreign borrowing is actually better as it allows local firms to get local loans.
“No economy grows without borrowing. In fact, if you look at the data from the American economy, in 2018, American borrowing was at 77 per cent of the GDP. That is a debt that is moving towards 100 per cent of GDP. If we measure our debt by the percentage to the GDP, it grows scarier and scarier," she told the Standard on Tuesday.
On his side, National Assembly Minority Whip Junet Mohammed now says that he is in support of the loans since he is sure that the money will be properly utilized.
“When I realised that the war on corruption has serious political support, all the way from the President to the Speaker, I was convinced that this money will be spent in a good manner,” said the Suna East lawmaker.
This comes only a year after Raila's forces joined the government in its push to introduce new taxes, disregarding protests by Kenyans who lamented the rising cost of living.
Recently, the lawmakers supported the government's push to raise the country's loan ceiling to Sh9 trillion, which allows Uhuru and his government to get more loans.