A former Kitutu Masaba MP now wants President Uhuru Kenyatta and Cord leader Raila Odinga to address a joint press conference over the outcome of the State House meeting or ‘stop’ revisiting the matter all together.
During Madaraka Day rally at Uhuru Park, Raila said they had agreed with Uhuru to constitute a ten-member committee that would resolve the IEBC standoff after a meeting they held at State House, Nairobi on Tuesday last week.
Raila's remarks have since been dismissed by State House saying there was no such deal and urged the opposition to follow the constitution in disbanding constitutional bodies.
However, during Sunday’s interview with this reporter, Mr Abuya Abuya accused the two of allegedly contributing to the tension being witnessed in the country by giving conflicting information regarding the said meeting.
“These are two senior most leaders and it’s really a disgrace that when the nation is looking unto them to give direction, they are giving conflicting information following the meeting they had in State House,” Abuya told this writer on the phone on Sunday.
“This is being insincere to Kenyans because they are subjecting the country to unnecessary tension. Its absurd that one of them says there was an agreement to constitute a technical committee while the other denies. This makes me demand that they address a press conference over the matter,” said the former MP.
Abuya also challenged the two leaders to address issues openly without being coerced by their advisors.
“Time has come for both Uhuru and Raila to have a gentleman’s talk because they both command a huge following. We cannot watch our country heading in the wrong direction yet they can shun shoddy advises from their sycophants for the sake of peace in the country,” he added.
Raila had appointed a five-member team that would engage in dialogue with the government over the IEBC crisis. He said the weekly anti-IEBC demos would resume Monday June 5 if the government fails to sit on the negotiating table.
Police have cautioned the coalition against engaging in protests.