NASA leader Raila Odinga's convoy upon arriving at JKIA from US, November 17, 2017. [Photo|ODM]An opinion piece by the UK's London-based Financial Times (FT) says Kenya has arrived at an impasse, and there is no easy way out. The article has put Kenya on a global map following Monday’s decision by the Supreme Court, that paved way for the incumbent president Uhuru Kenyatta to be sworn for a second term on November 28. Even with the court’s approval, FT said the second term of Uhuru's presidency will be dogged by a deficit of legitimacy and he will have little hope of reuniting a dangerously polarised nation."Using brute force to impose authority — which, on recent evidence, is likely to be Mr Kenyatta’s default tactic — will only exacerbate tensions," read the article.Headlined "Kenya dances near the brink of dissolution", the article said Opposition's NASA coalition leader who thrives on gladiatorial contests Raila Odinga appears undeterred. "He is determined to sustain his campaign for new elections on the streets, having successfully called a boycott of October’s repeat polls. To his credit, Mr Odinga has been urging his many supporters to demonstrate peacefully. But there is an ever-present danger that state-sponsored violence will provoke a retaliation that could spiral out of control."Published November 22, the publication said neither the endorsement of foreign powers, nor the court ruling will settle doubts about the credibility of an election process that delivered Kenyatta 98 per cent of the vote. "The turnout in the re-run was just 38 per cent. Little if anything was done to put safeguards in place to prevent the kind of skulduggery that took place in the initial polls, in August. Mr Odinga’s supporters voted the second time by staying away. They have good cause to feel that the democratic process has been hijacked."According to the newspaper, the inauguration of Kenyatta will not resolve Kenya's political impasse."Britain and America may have squandered their neutrality. But all of Africa has an interest in ensuring that east Africa’s pivotal state does not fall apart. The time to step in to prevent disaster is now," read the article.

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