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When Uganda President Yoweri Museveni hosted President William Ruto and Azimio la Umoja leader Raila Odinga at his Kisozi country home in Uganda. [PCS]

Kenyans should not expect a magic wand from the so-called broad-based government of President William Ruto, which incorporated Opposition chief Raila Odinga’s ODM party after the Gen Z protests.

This is because similar deals made in the past failed to address the menace of runaway corruption, tribalism, unemployment, abuse of human rights and police brutality, among other vices bedeviling the country.

Political analyst Martin Andati says nothing much will come out of this new arrangement, given rampant corruption claims that were raised after ODM joined the government in the 2008 grand coalition government (nusu mkate) formed by President Kibaki and Raila as an example of what to expect.

“They have only made it worse because it compromises the Opposition’s ability to check government. ODM’s oversight role collapsed the moment they went to bed with Kibaki’s PNU in 2008 and that is exactly what they have just done,” he says.

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