Kenyans online were treated with shock after controversial political analyst Mutahi Ngunyi admitted that Raila Odinga was a true statesman. His confession comes after the ODM leader joined President Uhuru Kenyatta at National Breakfast in Nairobi.
The analyst who has perfected in bashing Raila in his political commentaries. Ngunyi expressed his shock after Raila shared a light moment with President Uhuru Kenyatta and as they reconciled. Other leaders who were present is Deputy President William Ruto and Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka.In a Twitter post just hours after the historic heart-warming display of humility between the two top political figures, Ngunyi said it was too soon then he had envisaged.
"I never THOUGHT I would admit this TRUTH so soon: That RAILA ODINGA is a TRUE statesman. It takes a BIG MAN to do what RAILA has DONE. Bravo Babaman! @RailaOdinga ," he tweeted.
His tweet has sparked mixed reactions from Kenyans on Twitter.Here are a sample of responses from Twitter:
@monique_Atise Someone hacked Mutahi Ngunyi's account??
@john mutieh Someone hacked Mutahi Ngunyi's account??
@vekak He went blank, he has no agenda to propel after his only topic joined the big cake, bure kabisa...
@hon kiptoo Can you as well apologize and disown the divisive 5th Estate videos. Henceforth, change its trajectory and focus on fighting corruption.
@cheruNurse Tax eaters uniting, tax payers ought to be afraid
@sangGideons You used to talk all ill statements about Raila before elections and he won, now you are praising him! You are no better than the political hypocrites in this Country. Smh!.
@Naitwabedict Shut the "F" up man! You've spent more than 5 years of your life poisoning us about baba! Now that the handshake looks sustainable you're changing tune. Please APOLOGISE first.
@Koechk bravo professor..your admission could not have come at a better time.A wise man changes his mind whereas a fool is headstrong.
@papaochumesi Yes enough with your program on k24...all you do is spread hatred n bigotry dividing us on tribal lines
@sirfestohs Haahaa this truce is rendering bloggers jobless