Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi has asked opposition leader Raila Odinga to be a true statesman and stick to the initial agreement made with the Kenya Kwanza administration.
Mudavadi while speaking while speaking in Nyeri challenged opposition leader Raila Odinga to come clean on his demands concerning the bi-partisan agreement.
He further noted that president Ruto had demonstrated true statesmanship by inviting Mr. Odinga for dialogue and as such opined that the opposition chief should reciprocate by going through with the original agreement.
“The president has extended a hand of magnanimity and he has said that the country should move forward. That tells you that the president is very ready to bring harmony in this country. It will be very hard for us to genuinely move forward if we have people hiding some cards under the table,” stated Mudavadi.
The prime cabinet secretary’s sentiments come barely a day after the Azimio leader poked holes in the parliamentary bi-partisan resolution mechanism proposed by President William Ruto.
Mudavadi further supported the parliamentary bi-partisan approach by the president concerning the current political stalemate in the country, saying it is the only way out of the crisis.
According to him, having the issue between the government and opposition debated in parliament will ensure the resolution made is as per the law.
“This initiative must be taken seriously so that we can find solutions and move forward. It is in that spirit that we are encouraging the President to set the pace by allowing the legislators to address these issues so that it is done legally and also so that the resolutions can be anchored in law,” Mudavadi said.
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However, Azimio la Umoja One Kenya leader Raila Odinga on Tuesday, April 4 rejected the offer by government to have his complaints addressed by a bi-partisan team in the National Assembly.
Instead, he called for a similar approach to the National Accord of 2008 which led to the signing of a peace accord between the then President Mwai Kibaki and himself.
Under the accord, the late former president and Mr. Odinga formed a grand coalition government in which Kibaki appointed him Prime Minister.
Nonetheless, Nyeri Governor Mutahi Kahiga echoed Mudavadi’s sentiments saying the bipartisan approach is the only way to ensure the grievances raised by Raila are resolved amicably.
Governor Kahiga further asked the President to set strict conditions to ensure Raila Odinga does not use the talks to impose himself in government by seeking positions for himself and his cronies.
