Why Raila no longer sits pretty in the Handshake Kenya

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The entry of Baringo Senator Gideon Moi and ANC leader Musalia Mudavadi into the BBI train might be causing jitters among allies of ODM chief Raila Odinga.

The unease, as alluded to by Siaya Senator James Orengo and Rarieda MP Otiende Amollo in their remarks about State interference, points to a Handshake partner worried of forces trying to outsmart him.

Initially, not in the Handshake agreement between President Kenyatta and Raila, Gideon and Mudavadi are now on the train.

To Raila’s allies, Gideon, whose party Kanu has a pact with Jubilee Party, and Mudavadi, who is a member of the National Super Alliance (Nasa) outfit, are not direct beneficiaries of the Handshake but are roped in on the basis of their alliances.

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