Political Commentator Professor Herman Manyora has broken his silence following latest remarks by the former President Uhuru Kenyatta.
Addressing the media on Friday after alleged DCI officers raided his son’s Karen residence, Uhuru linked the incident to his association with the former Prime Minister Raila Odinga, and the Azimio La Umoja One Kenya Alliance.
In his sentiments, Uhuru wondered whether it was a crime to have friends like Raila, further saying he handed over power to the person Kenyans voted for during the August 2022 polls.
A number of leaders from Azimio have been poking holes on Uhuru’s support for Raila, wondering how the deep state and the system under then President Uhuru could not deliver the win to Raila.
Some termed President William Ruto’s win and his decision to appoint Uhuru as the country’s peace envoy for the Horn of Africa and the Great Lakes Region as a ‘long con,’ and which was made to work for the famous Uhuru’s, ‘Yangu Kumi na ya Ruto Kumi’ remarks.
In reference to Uhuru’s Friday remarks, Manyora now holds the view that Uhuru was genuine in supporting Raila’s presidential bid, and most Kenyans who voted settled on Ruto willingly.
“It is now difficult to entertain the view that Uhuru was playing Raila. His remarks on Friday sound genuine, but if he is acting, he must be a Hollywood star. I think this is not stage-managed. There is reasonable ground for us to believe that there is something between Ruto and Uhuru,” said Manyora.
The University of Nairobi lecturer however criticized the government’s move to go after the former First Family, but noted that it is one of the strategies used by governments in different countries to drive its agenda though terming it outdated.
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