ODM chief Raila Odinga has stepped forward to fill the political vacuum created by the absence of Deputy President William Ruto as the DP’s stature in government diminishes. For the first time in many months, Raila, Ruto and President Uhuru Kenyatta will come face-to-face at the Madaraka Day fete, a national celebration that will be loaded with political symbolism. Raila, who has no formal position in President Kenyatta's administration, was the man of the moment in Kisumu on Monday. He received visiting Burundian President Evariste Ndayishimiye on behalf of Uhuru. He went on, “ In terms of protocol it is the President, deputy president, minister or designated state officer who receives a visiting head of state.

Source: The Star June 01, 2021 02:03 UTC