Opposition leader Raila Odinga has called a meeting with his allies to discuss the Azimio ceasefire deal with President William Ruto.
Raila’s new demands for talks similar to the 2008 National Accord have sparked controversy, with government troops accusing him of having a hidden agenda and seeking to join the government through the “back door.”
Thursday’s meeting is expected to be crucial for the deal’s success, and all Azimio elected governors, speakers, and leaders of majority and minority from county assemblies have been invited to Machakos.
“As Azimio we have scheduled a Parliamentary Group meeting for tomorrow, April 6. It is an extraordinary PG meeting. We are going to appraise them [leaders] on the latest development and also seek their input to enrich our engagement going forward,” Wandayi said at his parliamentary office.
“We are also going to undertake the usual housekeeping business and, above all, we are going to use the opportunity to bond as members of one family so that as they go back to their bases they can carry out one single message on where we are and where we are going,” he added
The opposition demands an expanded mix of parliamentary and extra-parliamentary bipartisan talks to address concerns.
“Ruto proposed a bipartisan parliamentary process and Raila appeared to agree at first. We ask Raila to direct his energies to other things,”
“You cannot threaten us that you will go back to the streets. We also know how to go to the streets,” Soy MP David Kiplagat said
However, Ruto’s troops claim that Raila is changing goalposts to bulldoze his way into the government, sparking fresh acrimony.
