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Kibaki and Raila's 'marriage of convenience' that failed

The late President Mwai Kibaki and Opposition leader Raila Odinga. [File, Standard]

The Narc betrayal has been considered by many Kenyans and political pundits as the modern era mother of political backstabbing and remains a point of reference anytime these deceits are discussed.

Political analysts argue that the Mwai Kibaki-Raila Odinga National Rainbow Coalition (Narc) was bound to fail in its infancy because it was not based on a solid ideological foundation.

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