Something is definitely brewing in Kenya’s political landscape, and yesterday’s meeting between President William Ruto and ODM leader Raila Odinga at State House, Mombasa, has sent shockwaves across the country.
While the two leaders were all smiles, the photos released from the event seem to whisper a deeper story one that Kenyans are now trying to decode.
ODM Party leader Hon Raila Odinga and Pres William Ruto after attending State House meeting on February 24, 2025. Photo: Tuko Source: Instagram
One particularly eye-catching image shows Raila’s trusted legal advisor, Paul Mwangi, seated right between him and Ruto.
Now, Mwangi isn’t just another lawyer he is Raila’s key legal mind in major political negotiations.
If he was in that room, and sitting that strategically, then one can’t help but wonder was something being drafted, reviewed, or even signed? Could it have been a political MoU?
Then comes another intriguing photo. Raila and Ruto are standing side by side, but what stands out is how they have positioned themselves around their respective party chairpersons ODM’s Gladys Wanga and UDA’s Cecily Mbarire.
Lawyer Paul Mwangi stands in between Raila and Ruto. Photo: NTV Kenya Source: X
Raila is on the right, standing close to Wanga, while Ruto is on the left, near Mbarire. The two leaders have quite literally ring-fenced the two party chairs, enclosing them in the middle.
Was this a symbolic message of unity and political consolidation? A power play? A deal in the making?
But the biggest mystery lies in the final image Raila and Ruto shaking hands, with two black books with gold engravings sitting right on the coffee table in front of them.
ODM Party leader Hon Raila Odinga and Pres William Ruto shake hands. Photo: Tuko Source: Instagram
What was inside those books? Were they just decorative, or did they hold the details of a new political pact?
This meeting comes barely a week after Raila’s resounding defeat to Djibouti’s Mahmoud Youssouf in the African Union Commission (AUC) elections. Could this be Raila’s next move? Is a new political alliance taking shape?
Neither leader has spoken openly about what transpired, but one thing is clear the political tides are shifting, and Kenyans are watching closely.
