President Uhuru Kenyatta (centre) recently held a consultative meeting with Raila Odinga (ODM), Musalia Mudavadi (ANC), Kalonzo Musyoka (Wiper), Moses Wetangula (Ford Kenya), and Gideon Moi (KANU) at State House, Mombasa. PHOTO | PSCU
Past boken promises and personal fallouts have returned to haunt the quest by Kenya’s leading presidential aspirants to build pre-election coalitions or strengthen their campaigns, 12 months left to another succession election.
Former prime minister Raila Odinga is closing in on a crucial public endorsement by President Uhuru Kenyatta, who reportedly asked opposition party leaders in the now defunct National Super Alliance (Nasa) coalition to back Mr Odinga at a meeting in Mombasa this past Tuesday.