Uhuru and Raila secret talks raise eyebrows :: Kenya

President Uhuru Kenyatta and opposition leader Raila Odinga held a four-hour secret meeting on Thursday night in Kilifi.

The meeting, whose details are still rare, fueled speculation that both could have discussed the anticipated cabinet shuffle.

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The Sunday Standard learned that Uhuru and Raila had discussions in a restaurant in Vipingo Ridge in the county of Kilifi, and only a few helpers were aware.

The president went to Vipingo Ridge on Monday and played golf on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday at the Nyali Golf Club.

Insiders said that the head of state was on sabbatical in Mombasa after the grueling election period of the year, post-election upheavals and the establishment of his second government.

"He said that he wanted to be away from his office and that he would probably go to Mombasa or Zanzibar," said a source close to the State House.

Excused himself

Yesterday, Jubilee Vice President David Murathe said President Kenyatta had taken the time to work privately and in a quiet environment. "In his absence from State House, he has been actively working on the national issues that are dear to him as well as his promises to Kenyans," said Murathe.

Thursday afternoon, Raila went to Mombasa and was greeted by the county authorities. From the airport, the opposition leader would have gone straight to Nyali where he opened his new home.

Later, NASA's chief and Mombasa's governor, Hbadan Joho, joined the restaurant's president for talks that began around 8 pm and continued until 11 pm.

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At one point, the governor would have apologized and left the two leaders alone.

The State House officials and the Raila team remained insignificant on the agenda of the meeting.

At the Nyali Golf and Recreation Club, Kenyatta reportedly maintained a lightweight team of security men and would go to the club on three consecutive days in a convoy of two cars and sometimes three cars, avoiding the procession that could easily attracted the attention of residents.

It is also said that the president stayed away from the House of State in Mombasa as one might have expected.

"He would come here with a lite crew say five to seven people and go golfing, on those occasions the club would be closed until he left, only club members would be allowed to continue their activities" , Said a worker who asked for anonymity.

A photo of the Chief of State and some officials of the Nyali Golf and Leisure Club on the golf course was posted on the club's Facebook page on Thursday morning, but was dismounted immediately.

There had been reports that the two leaders also met on Monday night but it is unclear whether the talks took place because Suna MP East Junet Mohamed said that Raila was in Nairobi at the time. ;time.

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However, there was no activity at Raila's office at Capitol Hill on Monday afternoon until Wednesday when he hosted the South African High Commissioner separately. Kenya Koleka Anita Mqulwana and former MP Zakayo Cheruiyot. President Michael Kijana Wamalwa.

Yesterday, the president's allies claimed that he "was working smartly" and decided to reduce the public appearance to focus on urgent business.

"The president is working behind the scenes." Sometimes people want to see him and hear him speak hard but that's no longer the case. punch on the chest and give orders for Kenyans to give him credit, "said Mr. Murathe. He added: "It's the best way to work out of the public arena, but felt through the daily event." Those who crowded to him every Friday, can not access it and this gave him a space to serve the electorate. "

The Vice President of the Jubilee rejected Kenyatta's exclusive meeting theories with Vice President William Ruto and the Leader of the Opposition, noting that only the President could corroborate it.

"What I can say is that the work is going on.The goodness with the president is that it is very simple and will say is such as it is." S & # 39; he is indisposed, he will say.For the moment, let him do his job, "said Murathe.

"The president's operations are hard to tell, he keeps close to his chest, some of his papers are handwritten and typed once he's done," an ally told the president.

When he was contacted, Kanze Dena, spokesman for the Interim State House, said the president was at work.

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