Are Raila and Ruto conjoined in the battle for 2027 re-election?

Raila Odinga will not support President William Ruto’s second term bid in 2027, or maybe he will. The ODM party leader is equivocating and prevaricating. One of the gains from his fellowship with President Ruto is doublespeak, mediated by doublethink.

Two irreconcilable thoughts sit comfortably in his head. They are both wrong, and they are both right. Odinga will not support Ruto in 2027, and he will support him.  

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Raila Odinga will not support President William Ruto’s second term bid in 2027, or maybe he will. The ODM party leader is equivocating and prevaricating. One of the gains from his fellowship with President Ruto is doublespeak, mediated by doublethink.

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