President William Ruto as confirmed there will not be a handshake between him and opposition leader Raila Odinga.
This affirmation comes a few days after the head of state agreed to facilitate a bipartisan approach to resolve grievances that led to bi-weekly anti-government mass protests.
The head of state who is on a two-day State Visit in Rwanda, confirmed that he will not get into any “unconstitutional” political agreement with opposition.
While ruling out the possibility of a handshake with Azimio la Umoja One Kenya Leader Raila Odinga, President Ruto defended his election, saying that the polls were carried out transparently and results published for all to see.
Opposition leader Raila Odinga had called for protests to compel the President William Ruto-led administration to honor several grievances.
Some of the issues raised include lowering the high cost of living, alleged discrimination in State appointments, as well as alleged lack of transparency in IEBC.
Nonetheless, President William Ruto on Sunday, April 2 called on Azimio Leader Raila Odinga, to stop the anti-government protests that he has been leading for the past two weeks.
“In view of the recent events that lead to loss of life and destruction of property in the demonstrations that have location in our country for the last two weeks I ask my brother and the opposition to call off the demonstrations and to give this bipartisan approach a chance for us to take the country forward,” authoritatively said the head of state.
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As such, the President proposed the reconstitution of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) selection panel using a bipartisan approach involving both chambers of parliament.
As a result, the Azimio-One Kenya coalition leader called off the anti-government protests saying that his party is ready to embrace dialogue to find a solution to the current crisis in Kenya.