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Vol 65 No 19

Published 20th September 2024


Kenya

Raila’s exit deal highlights Ruto’s co-option of the opposition

Kisumu governor Anyang’ Nyong’o will head the ODM while Raila focuses on his AU campaign

After more than two decades as opposition leader, Raila Odinga is hanging up his spurs, at least temporarily and leaving a critically damaged opposition in his wake. After months of negotiation leading to this, President William Samoei Ruto has re-emerged as the shrewdest operator in parliamentary politics. Yet the youthful protestors and street activists who forced him to abandon his finance bill in June remain stubbornly opposed to his policies.

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