National Super Alliance (NASA) leader Raila Odinga on Wednesday stated that he was ready to hold a dialogue with President Uhuru Kenyatta to solve the stalemate in the country.
At the same time, the former Prime Minister refuted the allegations that he is deepening the rift between the two rival parties to create a crisis that would ultimately lead to the formation of a coalition government.
"As Kenyans, we are ready to solve our problems in this wrangles, I am ready to sit down and have talks that will solve this stalemate to create peace in the country," he stated during an interview on Radio Jambo.
He refuted the speculations by various Jubilee politicians that he is eyeing a coalition government indicating that he would not want to be second in command in Kenyatta's government.
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Mr Odinga condemned President Kenyatta and his deputy William Ruto for spreading the narrative that they would not accept a coalition government stating that it will be up to Kenyans to decide in such a scenario.
He also indicated that all those who are decamping to Jubilee are not doing so out of their own will but are being "bought" using taxpayers money.
The ODM leader disapproved the reports that Jubilee Party won majority seats in the August election claiming that the alleged rigging cut across all positions, citing the various petitions filed across the country
In the first interview following his withdrawal from the presidential race, he agreed that the country is divided into halves due to the increasing political tension,he urged Kenyans to avoid the rivalry based on political affiliations.
Regarding the withdrawal of his security, he condemned Kenyatta's government stating: “They didn’t even write a letter to notify me when they would be withdrawing my security detail and it was in the middle of the campaign."
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The former presidential candidate also clarified that his exit from the presidential poll does not mean he will not vie for the Presidency indicating that he just wants a clean up in the electoral commission
