The President Uhuru Kenyatta and ODM leader Raila Odinga truce doesn't make the former Premier a government principal, political analyst Brian Weke has said.
A number of Raila's allies have been terming themselves part of the government since the March 2018 truce, which Weke, who doubles up as a politician, says is not true.
Speaking on Saturday, he pointed out that Raila remains an outsider in the government, refuting thoughts that the government has been split to accommodate him in a power-sharing form.
"There is no handshake government here, if that was the case the president and the deputy would be hailing from different sides (Hakuna serikali ya handshake hapa, ikiwa ya handshake ungepata President anatoka huku na Deputy President huko)," be said on Radio Jambo.
He noted that the fact that both Uhuru and his deputy William Ruto were elected on a single ticket in the 2017 polls, they remain at the helm, ruling out a power-sharing deal.
According to Weke, who doubles up as a lawyer, the entrance of Raila only came to ease political tension that was present at the time of the truce.
"The current government is that of Uhuru and Ruto who were elected. The handshake only came to settle things (Serikali ambayo inafanya kazi ni ya Uhuru na Ruto ambao ndio walichaguliwa. Handshake ilikuja tu kusema hakuna kesi)," he added.
The same has repeatedly been reiterated by the two leaders who have pointed out that their close union had no political dimensions apart from ensuring national cohesion.