As more information comes to light, it is becoming clearer what exactly transpired before opposition leader Raila Odinga and his Azimio team decided to end their protests.
The opposition alliance decided to end the major protest that had accelerated over the previous two months.
The talks between Raila and Ruto that ended in the cancellation of the Azimio protests are still ongoing, although the two opposing political groups maintain that their rivals were the ones to approach one another.
The top international leaders that the nation is now looking forward to hosting reportedly compelled the two presidents to bury the hatchet and embrace negotiations, according to reports published by Nation.
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, and International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgiev are among the important individuals who have visited Kenya in the past seven days.
According to other information provided to Nation, a government insider told them that Raila Odinga approached the Head of State in alleged conversations that began a week ago.
The member who asked that his identity be withheld said that Odinga’s aides wanted Ruto to grant the opposition 17 cabinet positions and to give Raila a key role at the African Union.
The source said that President Ruto declined the request, saying that he already had a government in place and did not want to meddle in AU affairs.
“The President termed the two demands as impossible as he already has a government in place and he was not ready to meddle in AU affairs,” said the source.
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