Wiper Party leader Kalonzo Musyoka (left) and National Assembly Majority Leader Kimani Ichung’wah shake hands during the start of talks between the government and the Opposition at the Bomas of Kenya in Nairobi on August 9, 2023.
Photo credit: Wilfred Nyangaresi | Nation Media Group
Crisis talks between President William Ruto and Opposition leader Raila Odinga began on a cordial and conciliatory note on August 9, 2023 as their representatives agreed to form a technical team to iron out their differences on the agenda for the negotiations.
Yesterday’s talks were led by Wiper party leader Kalonzo Musyoka for the Azimio la Umoja One Kenya Coalition Party and National Assembly Majority Leader Kimani Ichung’wa for the Kenya Kwanza Alliance. The team said the first session of the negotiations saw them agreeing on the need for the technical teams to sit down and prepare documents on the agenda for the talks.
