President Uhuru Kenyatta at a past event. [Photo/ citizentv.co.ke]
The swearing in of NASA leader Raila Odinga as the People's President throws President Uhuru Kenyatta's plan to unite the country into a spin, notes Murithi Mutiga.According to the analyst with International Crisis Group, the current Kenyan political uncertainty could have been prevented through dialogue between the two political rivals."This is a lose-lose situation for both Kenyatta and Odinga and it was an entirely preventable crisis. It's not clear where Odinga goes next after here," Mutiga told Reuters.While blaming President Kenyatta for ignoring calls for dialogue that would have averted the crisis, Mutiga noted that the Jubilee leader's biggest headache is to convince Kenyans that he is everyone’s president."Kenyatta as well-by resisting all attempts at dialogue, he has put himself in a position where he will continue to struggle to be seen as President for all Kenyans," he added.Constitutionally, Uhuru Kenyatta is the legitimate President of Kenya. However, according to the analyst, Uhuru is leading a sharply divided country and the divisions have only worsened after the Raila oath.