Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna and his Vihiga counterpart Godfrey Osotsi view the body of Raphael Opele who died during anti- government protests in Maringo. There is simmering tension between the various formations within Azimio on whether there could be a repeat of the 2018 handshake where some principals were left out. The question on who will represent the government and who will represent the opposition has also emerged with rifts growing about the agenda of the talks. Further, the embattled Jubilee Party Secretary General Jeremiah Kioni threw spanner in the works by claiming that some of the opposition leaders have been plotting how to get Cabinet Secretary posts to compromise their stand in the protests. He revealed that the talks will also discuss the issue of ‘suspension of the Constitution’ giving rise to police brutality and failure by independent constitutional offices to discharge their mandate when offended by the State.

Source: Standard Digital July 27, 2023 21:00 UTC