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Kenya’s former Chief Justice Willy Mutunga predicts a Raila-Ruto handshake

Former Chief Justice Willy Mutunga. [File, Standard]

Former Chief Justice Willy Mutunga raised eyebrows when he predicted yet another handshake between presidential hopefuls Raila Odinga and William Ruto after the August elections.

He theorises that the elections will be contested, threaten the country's peace, and then the international community will prevail upon the rival groups to reconcile and work together in a government of national unity.

I agree that our history and the prevailing circumstances indeed point to a likelihood of a contested election, a “handshake”, and the sharing of power to accommodate...