Although his decision to work with President Uhuru Kenyatta sparked anxiety within ODM party, Raila Odinga on Friday received a huge boost from his former coalition principal Mwai Kibaki.
For a month now, Raila has been meeting delegations from across the country, in which he has limited to defending his decision to work with Uhuru.
"When the country is pulling in different directions, we waste a lot of energy and achieve little. So we asked ourselves with the president that we should try things differently," Raila said.
Among those opposed to the decision to work with Uhuru are self proclaimed NRM general Miguna Miguna and Senate Minority Leader James Orengo.
But at Muthaiga, Kibaki lauded Raila's moves adding that it was necessary for the country that risked plunging into serious economic crisis due to controversial elections.
"We should be able to do more. We are one people. We know problems and we have to deal with them. I endorse your decision to work with uhuru and I wish you all the best," he said.
While it is not clear what Raila agreed with Uhuru, sources intimate that the former premier could be Kenya's special envoy to AU.
Even still, the famous handshake is reportedly being opposed by DP William Ruto, who claims that it could be a plot to change the constitution to pave way for parliamentary system.