Former Nigerian president Olusegun Obasanjo will head a 10-member committee to facilitate talks between President William Ruto and opposition leader Raila Odinga.
The announcement was made by the Azimio la Umoja One Kenya coalition and the ruling Kenya Kwanza alliance in a joint communique on July 29. The team will comprise five members from each side, including four members from outside parliament. The majority and minority leaders of the National Assembly and four other MPs, two from each side, will also be part of the team.
“We, the leadership of the Azimio la Umoja One Kenya Coalition Party, having consulted with the leadership of Kenya Kwanza under the facilitation of H.E. Olusegun Obasanjo on the state of our nation, are determined to resolve our differences amicably for the benefit of all our people,” reads the statement.
The agreement to form the committee is a sign of progress towards resolving the political crisis in Kenya which has been exacerbated by anti-government protests over the high cost of living. President Ruto and Mr Odinga have both expressed their willingness to engage in talks. In a statement earlier this week, the opposition leader claimed that Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu’s attempts to broker a truce failed after Ruto left her hanging. However, the State House denied any wrongdoing, stating that all visits by heads of state are official and public.
During a memorial service on Friday for those killed by police in anti-government protests, Azimio leaders pleaded with the government to listen to the plight of Kenyans. Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka urged citizens to empathize with each other and listen to one another to avoid turning against their own patriots.
UMOJA NI NGUVU.
UMOJA NI NGUVU.
Kenyans are hungry.
Wa Kenya…
Kenyans are hungry.
Wa Kenya wakona NJAA.
Ruto’s first step to…
Ruto’s first step to sainthood like Uhuru has started.I have said and will repeat muuaji Raila doesn’t and will never need any diasporan help.How come he never consulted those collecting signatures to oust Ruto?The truth is he knew nothing about the signature collection.I waiting for him to pick one DAMU party diasporan member.
These talks at the threat of…
These talks at the threat of violence is a big mistake and it will set a dangerous precedence of the use violence to get to power in Kenya. If Obasanjo is the one with a silver bullet that solves all our problems in Kenya, why then did we go to our supreme court to sort out the bonafide and dully eclected candidate in our last August elections? Shouldn’t we have just called Obasanjo to decide the winner for us. We cannot talk our leaders into power- we have resolved to obey our constitution.We must stay the course. We must let the ballot bax decide- it’s the fairest method yet.
Question should be-Why hold…
Question should be-Why hold presidential elections after every five years?Do Kenyans know Obasanjo deputized expired Murtala to overthrow Gowon in 1975 Nigeria’s coup?I would also like to inform DAMU guys who have not received their KITANZI plastic ropes(upon expiry of god Amollo) to forward their street addresses for immediate shipment.
What kind of agreement are…
What kind of agreement are thy talking??..Yet all knows Raila lost election, He got involved in loss of lifes & properties…Ruto will definitely loose support from his supporters on this!.