The recent truce between President Uhuru Kenyatta and opposition leader Raila Odinga has sparked a lot of hopes among Kenyans.
The March 9 national cohesion agreement between the two has since been praised and condemned by the political class alike, with the opposers observing that it was more of a 2-individuals deal than a national one.
With the other section noting that the same could mark the end of the existing ethnic rivalry in the country, the newfound pact is to some extent being overrated and could fail to deliver.
Despite representing a huge chunk of Kenyans, Odinga and Kenyatta are unlikely to completely convince the rival groups to reconcile, with a section decrying recurrent political mistreatment, an issue yet to be addressed.
With a part of the opposition's National Super Alliance (NASA) leadership remaining opposed to the deal, another section of Kenyans, mostly those allied to them, are likely to reject the truce as a result of the leader's disapproval, further crippling the campaign.
Politics is also a game of opportunities, raising possibilities of the agreement being arrived as a result of a common political ground between the two.
Considering this, it is possible that they are just using the unity issue as a stepping stone to achieve their personal goals, and are hiding behind the issue to prepare Kenyans for a political collaboration ahead of the 2022 polls.
Despite maintaining that their union is for the good of the entire nation, it is questionable why the leaders remain noncommittal on including other leaders who have since expressed willingness to participate in the healing campaign.
As a result, the debate is likely to soon cool down without achieving any big milestone.