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How Political Hypocrisy, Deceit has infiltrated Kenya's Leadership

Hypocrisy exacerbated by intolerance on the part of the political leadership is rampant in Kenya. Hatred is being trickled down from the top as political titans test their numerical strength. Some places are becoming hostile to some leaders as certain leaders opt to fanning catalysts of venomous vendetta. 
Kenya’s political scenery is characterized by hypocrisy, deceit, malice and egocentricity. As ODM leader Raila Odinga seeks to reconnoiter his ties with President Uhuru Kenyatta and his Jubilee wing dubbed ‘kieleweke’, the scion of Jaramogi is never leaving anything to chance in making BBI referendum a reality.
Uhuru on his part is trying to convince his Mt Kenya region to adopt BBI highlighting its benefits and thrashing those opposed to the document. In the recent past, Uhuru audaciously told his Mt Kenya support stronghold not to misconstrue BBI as a document meant to benefit Raila.
The bridge has widened, instead of being built by the building bridges initiative (BBI). To Raila, BBI seems to be a do-or-die event and must pass at all costs so as to maintain his national outlook. On the other hand deputy president William Ruto, who has severed ties with his boss, is on a mission to send Odinga to political limbo.
The rivalry between Ruto and Raila is turning nasty and spilling its devastating effects to their supporters, right from the honorable MPS exchanging fist-fights at the full glare of the media, down to the common man. 
Raila has been synonymous with opposition for long. He has a history of breaking ruling parties. In 2002, he led KANU adherents out of KANU in protest of the anointment of Uhuru to fill the shoes of the then president Daniel Arap Moi. Raila Odinga, George Saitoti, Moody Awori, Kalonzo Musyoka and Joseph Kamotho among others left KANU en masse and joined hands with NAC to propel Mwai Kibaki to the helm of leadership.
Currently, Jubilee is in pieces as Ruto’s allies are shifting allegiance to a new political outfit dubbed UDA. Uhuru has been trying to use all means possible to countenance Ruto’s surging popularity, particularly in his Central backyard. The origin of their political enmity was triggered by the ‘golden handshake’ between the president and Raila.
The opposition is currently swallowed by the pride of its dalliance with the powers-that-be. There is no viable opposition in Kenya to put the government on checks. It seems as if Kenya has started testing the waters of the times when “the presidential election winner will not be taking it all” as advocated by BBI crusaders.
When ODM started working with Jubilee, the question that most Kenyans kept on asking themselves on social media is, “why is Raila not criticizing the government when it is messing up? Since the much hyped Harambee handshake, the president has ignored several court orders, the government continues to over borrow and corruption has skyrocketed to a staggering loss of kshs.2billion daily due to graft.
In his attempt to mudsling Ruto, Raila has, on numerous occasions, been criticizing the government with close reference to the deputy president, instead of applying the same standards to the president. On the hand, Ruto is imputing Raila over the failures of the government to deliver its mandate to the people of Kenya. 
The deputy president perceives Raila has an intruder who hijacked the government’s big four agenda with the ‘BBI reggae.'

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