Opposition leader Raila Odinga said he went to see Uhuru Kenyatta alone because dialogue was only between the two of them.
Speaking on the sidelines of the fifth devolution conference in Kakamega on Wednesday, April 25, Raila said it was important for him and Uhuru to first agree before bringing in anyone else.
“We wanted to first have an agreement between the two of us. Uhuru represented Jubilee and I represented NASA,” he said.
The ODM leader met with Uhuru on Friday, March 9, and finally buried the hatchet after a long political standoff sparked by the contested August 8 2017, Presidential Election.
Following the meet, tension within the coalition hit an all time high with co-principals accusing their leader of betrayal, claiming they were completely kept in the dark.
Raila justified the need for secrecy and said there was need to have a one-on-one with Uhuru to air out personal grievances.
The former prime minister also said the two leaders both met as representatives of NASA and Jubilee.
It is however not lost to Kenyans how NASA co-principals were quick to dismiss the meeting on grounds Raila met Uhuru in his individual capacity and not as a NASA leader.
Some members of the coalition even claimed Raila received a bribe worth billions to drop his hard-line position and give Uhuru's regime a smooth time to run government.
As much as the blatant accusations of bribery may not have been true, it is indeed clearly evident that Raila is no longer a thorn in Uhuru's administration.
Ever since the Unity pact was formed Raila has held countless meetings with movers and shakers form both spheres of the political divide.
He recently held candid talks with ex-presidents Mwai Kibaki, Daniel Arap Moi and Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko above other noteworthy bigwigs.
Questions have been raised over what exactly Raila has been promised with political pundits suggesting that he may well be on his way to becoming prime minister of Kenya again.
As The Evening Post formerly reported, ODM party amplified their earlier referendum call for constitutional amendment to create the position of Prime Minister.
This could be the first of many moves to officially accommodate Raila in the current government.
