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“Politics of the rocking chair. Uhuru is keeping Raila busy, taking him nowhere."

Political analyst Mutahi Ngunyi has cautioned Azimio la Umoja leader Raila Odinga against associating himself with retired President Uhuru Kenyatta. 

In a statement via X on Monday, December 11, Ngunyi claimed that Uhuru is keeping the former Prime Minister busy.

The former technical advisor to Uhuru wondered if the former Head of State would help Raila if he failed to help him become president in the 2022 general elections.

“Politics of the rocking chair. Uhuru is keeping Raila busy, taking him nowhere. If he could not make him President in 2022, what will he make him now? This is a trap. And if I am wrong, I do not choose to be right. Damn,” Ngunyi stated.

The political analyst went on to claim that the Azimio coalition is 'dead' and urged Raila to focus on the ODM party.

File image of Mutahi Ngunyi. 

His remarks come after Uhuru and Raila were spotted together in a meeting on Monday evening.

According to Jubilee Party Deputy Organising Secretary Pauline Njoroge, the two leaders held a meeting with Jubilee leaders from Kiambu County.

"Uhuru Kenyatta and Hon. Raila Odinga meeting Jubilee leaders from Kiambu County, and other party leaders this evening," Njoroge stated.

Uhuru on November 19 during a church fundraiser in Mwingi said he is still a member of the Azimio La Umoja- One Kenya Alliance.

"I am not a conman. I always tell people I am an Azimio member and that is where I belong. My stand has not changed. You should be a politician with a stand who can always be trusted," he told the congregation.