The proposed talks between President William Ruto and opposition leader Raila Odinga have been objected to by the Key partners in the Kenya Kwanza administration.
The bigwigs who helped President Ruto win the presidency in the past elections warned that discussion with the opposition would derail the Kenya Kwanza agenda.
Moses Wetang’ula, the National Assembly Speaker and his Senate counterpart, Amason Kingi, have dismissed suggestions for talks with the opposition as a waste of time because Raila is yet to recognize Ruto as President.
“Meeting strange people in strange places will not help in lowering the cost of living for Kenyans but delivering on the plan will,” Wetang’ula said on Sunday.
The Former Bungoma Senator spoke during a church service in Kwale that was attended by President Ruto.
“Even if Raila and Ruto hold talks, that will not reduce the cost of living. The only way to reduce the high cost of living is to allow the president implement his manifesto,” Kingi said.
“Because they know that if the President implements his manifesto the cost of living will come down, they do not want to give him enough time, talks would derail the government agenda,” he added.
Musalia Mudavadi, the Prime Cabinet Secretary said that Raila was making issues in Kenya sound so complex yet they don’t have a problem.
“Raila is just internationalizing his electoral loss. Kenya is not in a crisis like Sudan,” he said at the same church service.
The National Assembly Majority Leader, Kimani Ichung’wah affirmed the government’s commitment to restoring peace.
”With the guidance of the leaders of the two coalitions, we shall embark on dialogue to solve the five issues, that doesn’t mean that the cost of living is not an issue to the people of Kenya,” Ichung’wah said.
“The president has confirmed he engaged the opposition leader and we agreed that no leader past, present, or future will ever use violence to harm Kenyans,” he added.
However, President Ruto said that as the Head of State, he is obligated to ensure that all Kenyans are guaranteed a life without violence.
There were reports that Ruto met Raila in Mombasa last Friday, in the presence of the former Nigerian President, Olusegun Obasanjo.
