Nairobi, May 10 -- An unprecedented attack on the government by allies of ODM chief Raila Odinga in Parliament last Wednesday caught President Uhuru Kenyatta's men by surprise, triggering a series of consultations and meetings, the Sunday Nation can reveal.

Moments after Siaya Senator James Orengo, ODM chairman John Mbadi and Minority Whip Junet Mohamed lambasted the government of President Kenyatta in Parliament, accusing it of incompetence, sources familiar with the happenings told us that the Head of State, perturbed by the turn of events, reached out to Mr Odinga.

"The President was concerned about what appeared as coordinated messaging. He didn't see it coming," said a source at the Office of the President.

Mr Odinga, in their consu...