Eleven envoys have stood with President Uhuru Kenyatta amid the boiling political temperatures in the country.
The eleven envoys, led by US' Robert Godec, said the only way to start any dialogue is by the opposition agreeing to recognise Kenyatta as the legitimate president.
"The Opposition needs to accept this as the basis for the dialogue that it and many Kenyans want," a statement signed by 11 envoys said.
They, however, called for a dialogue involving all Kenayns.
"Only Kenyans can resolve the country’s problems. We again call for an immediate, sustained, open, and transparent National Conversation involving all Kenyans," US envoy Robert Godec said.
The US said they have been investing in Kenya and wants to see it grow democratically.
"We are investing in Kenya and have great hope for the future. Like all democratic countries, including our own, Kenya’s democracy is not perfect. But it can and should remain a source of strength, and an inspiration to all of us," he said.
A major concern to the envoys is that ambitions by politicians are making them push things to bad lengths.
"The ambitions of politicians are fundamentally weakening institutions, and breaking the bonds of shared citizenship, which Kenyans have built up patiently over decades," Godec said.
Quotes courtesy of the Star.