President William Ruto has put to rest rumours that he met Opposition leader Raila Odinga in April before he called off the demonstrations. Speaking at State House on Sunday, Ruto said that he only met Raila on Saturday in Nyandarua, for the first time in many months. "Nani alisema nilipatana na yeye (Raila).. Kama mnadhani hivyo poleni. On April 3, President Ruto extended an olive branch to Raila and proposed a bipartisan parliamentary process on the IEBC commissioners’ recruitment. Raila while responding to President Ruto's call for a truce laid out demands to allow for talks between the opposition and the government.

Source: The Star May 14, 2023 19:17 UTC