Wiper Party leader Kalonzo Musyoka now wants President Uhuru Kenyatta to terminate hate speech cases against eight politicians who were arrested and charged with incitement in June 2016.
Kalonzo argues that terminating the hate speech cases against former Machakos Senator Jonshon Muthama, MP's Junet Mohamed, Kimani Ngunjiri, Florence Mutua, Aisha Jumwa, Moses Kuria, governor Ferdinand Waititu and former MP Timothy Bosire should be the beginning point for unity and reconciliation push.
According to Kalonzo, President Kenyatta will be taken seriously in his unity push if he takes action rather than talk.
Speaking during the closure of a two-day Wiper Party National Executive Council (NEC) retreat in Naivasha on Saturday, Kalonzo said that unity will be realized through action.
"President Kenyatta should move with action as he seeks to unite and reconcile the country and should start with terminating the cases against the eight politicians," he said as quoted by a local daily.
Kalonzo said that the country cannot move to another general election unless proper measures are put in place to unite Kenyans.
He said that the "Pangani six' politician's learned their lesson and that there is no need for the government to continue holding their cases.
Kalonzo also asked President Kenyatta to spearhead electoral reforms and guarantee justice for victims of election disputes.
He said there is a need for serious electoral reforms to heal and ensure justice for victims of 2017 divisive presidential election.
In June 2016, eight politicians commonly known as 'Pangani six' and 'Muthaiga 2' were arrested, detained and charged in court over hate speech.
The politicians from across the divide spend days at the Pangani police cells as the government cracked the whip on hate mongers in the run-up to last year's general election.