Daggers are drawn ahead of the state reopening of parliament after a five-month recess, one of the longest in Kenya's history. Cabinet ministers and government-friendly MPs dug in to do battle with an opposition that has sworn to scuttle the state agenda in the house. Parliament is deeply divided over corruption - specifically, the Sh7 billion twin Anglo Leasing scandals - the stalled Constitution review, the raid on the Standard Group and presence of alleged mercenaries in the country.