Editor's Review

Uhuru and Ruto on Saturday shared a platform for the first time in many months.

President William Ruto and his predecessor Uhuru Kenyatta on Saturday, January 20 sparked a debate online after they shook hands in Congo.   

This was during the inauguration ceremony of Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) President Felix Tshisekedi at the Martyrs Stadium in Kinshasa.

Uhuru, who attended the event in his capacity as the Facilitator of the EAC-led Nairobi Peace Process, sat a few meters away from President Ruto in the event.

The inauguration ceremony was attended by 15 Presidents mainly from Africa and several foreign representatives, dignitaries, and tens of thousands of citizens of the DRC.

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African Presidents during the inauguration of President Felix Tshisekedi at the Martyrs Stadium in Kinshasa.

The handshake between President Ruto and Kenyatta ignited a discussion online with a section of netizens claiming that the perceived differences between the two are not personal but ideological. 

Another section of Kenyans claimed that the duo was happy to meet in Congo and share the same stage. 

Here are some of the reactions from Kenyans;