The recent historical trip of President Uhuru Kenyatta to the opposition bedrock of Luo Nyanza has continued to elicit mixed reactions.
According to Cherangany MP Joshua Kuttuny, the opposition leader Raila Odinga is the biggest beneficiary after growing much closer and working with President Uhuru Kenyatta.
He claimed that the party was mainly coined ahead of the 2013 general elections to prevent Raila's ascent to power, but he is now overcoming the barrier gradually.
Kuttuny said that apart from prolonging his political lifeline which was apparently ending after the 2022 elections, Raila has bettered his 2022 presidential candidature chances.
“The handshake is now a blessing in disguise as it has given Raila a lifeline. He is now seen as a front-runner in the 2022 succession politics.
"Jubilee was coined out of fear so that Raila doesn’t ascend to power but now after the handshake that fear is no longer there. Even those who feared him are now warming up to him,” he told the Standard.
Raila and Uhuru reached a peace pact on March 9 in Nairobi, bringing to an end constant wrangles that were witnessed after Uhuru's reelection in 2017.
But some Jubilee party members are now reading malice in their joint activities lately, some terming it a plan to scuttle Ruto's 2022 presidential candidature.