Kenyan President William Ruto and opposition leader Raila Odinga have been commended by the East African bloc Igad for agreeing to hold negotiations in an effort to put a stop to two weeks of demonstrations against rising living expenses and electoral reforms.
As a result of what he called President Ruto’s “olive branch,” Odinga claimed on Sunday that his Azimio la Umoja-One Kenya coalition had decided to postpone the rallies it had scheduled for Monday.
In a Twitter post, Igad executive secretary Workneh Gebeyehu said the two leaders’ move would help “resolve differences on national issues through peaceful means and preserve Kenya’s unity and constitutional order”.
The cancelled opposition demonstrations would have been the latest in a series of protests held on Mondays and Thursdays.