The old adage that there are no permanent enemies of friends is now abundantly clear in Kenya's political scene where yesterday's foes are now bedfellows while hitherto friends cannot see eye to eye.
During the campaign season in the 2022 General Election, both President William Ruto and his running mate, Rigathi Gachagua had no kind words for their chief enemy, Azimio la Umoja Alliance, Railaia Odinga who was opposing their ticket.
From branding him 'plan-less' to claiming that he does not mean well for the country, to accusing him of sabotaging the economy to bring their administration down, Gachagua vowed to lay 'traps' in State House to keep Raila away.
And it got worse for government when Raila and his camp led demonstrations for several weeks in 2023 to condemn the high cost of living and raise other grievances that they felt needed urgent intervention.
