The death of Kenya's Vice President Michael Kijana Wamalwa at a London hospital last week is a double-edged sword for the seven-month National Rainbow Coalition (NARC) government that has been grappling with serious cracks within its ranks since last December's elections. For one, the death of the second in command – being the first vice-president to die in office in Kenya's independence history – will in effect force a temporary lull in the infighting over power-sharing arrangements that has been threatening to not only tear the ruling coalition apart, but also the stability of the country after leaping from a semi-pariah nation to a showcase of democracy in the continent.