Uganda, Feb. 29 -- Details have emerged of how President William Ruto and Azimio leader Raila Odinga planned a surprise joint meeting with Ugandan leader Yoweri Museveni on Monday that has stirred public discourse in Kenya.

According to insiders, the secret meeting at Museveni's Kisozi farm, now dubbed 'cow diplomacy', saw Ruto and Odinga meet where they reportedly discussed the latter's bid for the chairmanship of the African Union Commission (AUC).

Although Odinga revealed that President Museveni had approached him a few days ago for a joint meeting with President Ruto to discuss "deepening regional integration within the East African Community", the Nation was engaged in behind-the-scenes maneuvers to reach out to the Ugandan leader ...