Kenyan President William Ruto and opposition leader Raila Odinga, have been praised by Igad. The East African bloc commended the two leaders for agreeing to hold talks aimed at ending protests about the cost of living and electoral reforms. ✍️
Raila Odinga has suspended the nationwide protestsKenya's President William Ruto decision to reverse a hardline approach amid waves of protests by the opposition opened the door for talks, opposition leader Raila Odinga has told the BBC.
The president agreed to one of Mr Odinga's demands - a bipartisan engagement in parliament on the formation of the next electoral commission. In a BBC interview, Mr Odinga welcomed Mr Ruto's"climbdown" and insisted that all issues must be put on the table. Mr Ruto came up with what you can call an olive branch. He said he's now ready to do negotiations. This is basically a climbdown."
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