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Rift MPs, elders want DP to reconcile with the President
President Uhuru Kenyatta greets his deputy William Ruto shortly before the 57th Madaraka Day Celebrations at State House, Nairobi on June 1, 2020.
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What you need to know:
- Myoot Council of Elders chairman John Seii and his Gema-North Rift chapter counterpart Joseph Wainaina urged politicians to desist from fuelling hate.
As political temperatures rise in the country, allies of Deputy President William Ruto, Kalenjin Council of Elders and Agikuyu Embu and Ameru Association (Gema) are pressuring President Uhuru Kenyatta to reconcile with his deputy.
The DP ’s lieutenants have been expressing anger lately following months of an onslaught by President Kenyatta. The Jubilee legislators led by the party’s deputy secretary-general Caleb Kositany said in Eldoret that it is time the leaders move swiftly and solve their differences.
