NASA leader Raila Odinga and President Uhuru Kenyatta at a past event. [PHOTO/nation.co.ke]
Amid calls by Cotu secretary general Francis Atwoli to have dialogue between NASA and Jubilee, the government side has hit back saying they have no room for engaging the opposition that failed to prove a point during the elections.
Jubilees Leader of Majority in the National Assembly Aden Duale said that the current government was democratically elected into office and that there was no reasonable grounds to start a dialogue process.
“The country moved on," he said.
“Kenyans long picked their leaders. What else does somebody want us to dialogue over?” Duale asked.
Earlier, President Uhuru Kenyatta had said that the only dialogue they will accept will be that based on development and not power sharing.
“If our competitors, the opposition, have any good ideas that can assist in making the lives of Kenyans better, they are welcome. We can talk,” said the President.
But NASA leader Raila Odinga has insisted that the talks they want are not about the sharing of power.
“As we have stated publicly, NASA remains committed to holding meaningful dialogue with the highest level of Jubilee leadership,” he said on January 12.
“We have said it before and say it again; we are not interested in getting positions in government. Our interest is in putting the country on the path of long term and sustainable stability and growth through structures and policies.”