Members of the Kalenjin Council of Elders have welcomed the move by President Uhuru Kenyatta to agree to meet opposition chief Raila Odinga, saying it signified Kenyans are willing to unite and build the nation as one.
William Tormoi, a member of the elders’ council while speaking in Eldoret on Friday said the union between the two is a gesture to the nation that disagreeing in politics doesn't necessarily mean enmity."That is the least we expected from the two leaders. Right now they are the country's top leaders with huge support across Kenya," T0rmoi told Citizen Radio."Now that they have buried the hatchet, Kenyans should borrow a leaf from them, unite and move the country forward," he added.Uhuru met Raila on Friday at his Harambee office in Nairobi, a meeting that has attracted both praise and condemnation from across the political divide.Whereas NASA co-principals Kalonzo Musyoka, Musalia Mudavadi and Moses Wetangula claim that Raila did not notify them he was to meet the commander in chief, a development that may sour the relationship between the opposition leaders, religious leaders, business community and Kenyans in general lauded the meeting, saying it would cool down the still high political tension.Tormoi said there was no reason for Kenyans to continue dying during every electioneering period.