Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party Treasurer Timothy Bosire has admitted that the party's hands are slightly tied after its union with President Uhuru Kenyatta.
The party has not been as vocal as it was before its leader Raila Odinga's truce with Uhuru last year, before which ODM was a vocal opposition block and Raila the government chief critic.
Bosire says that the union with Uhuru places ODM in a situation where the party is no longer free to attack as was the case before and must behave to avoid upsetting the union agreements.
“We are in a cost-sharing programme and given the arrangement, we must then review how to behave as opposed to how we ran our issues before,” he said.
He added that the two sides are united by several agreements, and turning around to attack the government would see ODM's interests in the formation not realized.
However, he said that this doesn't mean that ODM has been gagged, as the party remains a democratic side and allows its members to raise concerns about issues they don't agree with.
"Indeed we are in a precarious position but the party leader has ensured democracy within such that when we disagree with the government, we can raise it without any fear,” he added.
Pundits have observed that the handshake has completely killed the opposition, with ODM lawmakers now being seen backing every move and bill aligned along with Uhuru's agenda.