President Uhuru Kenyatta now says he knew the presidential debate held on Monday was a trap which he did not want to fall for. NASA flag bearer Raila Odinga and his running mate Kalonzo Musyoka earlier said the President fell for the coalition's trap and that he was too scared to face the public and answer their questions. Read: Raila likens himself to Messi, says Uhuru chickened out of presidential debateAlso read: Presidential Debate: Uhuru fell for NASA's tricks, feared questions - KalonzoBut Uhuru said the media handled the Opposition with kids' gloves instead of challenging it in the same manner does the administration. He said "that is the reason why I refused to go to...I had foreseen that this was a trap." More on this: I talk to Kenyans directly, not via media, Uhuru says after skipping debateRead: KOT raps Uhuru for skipping presidential debate, blame 'bad' advisers

Source: The Star July 25, 2017 15:33 UTC