President Trump is Deceiving Uhuru- Ababu Namwamba

Ababu Namwamba has dismissed calls for a healing dialogue between President Uhuru Kenyatta and National Super Alliance leader, Raila Odinga by United States of America President Donald Trump.

Mr. Namwamba, who is Council of Professionals of Kenya chair, on Monday termed the calls for negotiation as “insincere and mischievous.”

“The call by the US to steer Kenya towards a direction they do not prescribe for themselves is insincere and mischievous. His call to dialogue in the midst of a settled political contestation is therefore disingenuous,” the former Budalang'i MP stated.

US President Donald Trump congratulated President Uhuru Kenyatta and his DP William Ruto on their inauguration ceremony but appealed for talks to heal widening rifts.

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“As part of the process of addressing these tensions and strengthening institutions, we urge Kenyans to join together to hold an immediate, sustained and open national conversation to heal divisions between communities,” US State Department spokesperson Heather Nauert advised.

According to Mr. Namwamba, the congratulatory message could have been channeled without the superpower recommending dialogue, citing that the political contestation was settled after the 26 polls and the swearing-in ceremony.

The former legislature affirmed, “This is considering that a healing dialogue did not ensue following Trump's disputed November 2016 victory. The council takes great exception to this and condemns it with the weight of the inherent duplicity in the statement.”

This comes after the Opposition Chief declared he will be sworn-in as President by the People’s Assembly on December 12.

British Prime Minister Theresa May, through British Minister for Africa Rory Stewart, also asked all Kenyans to recognize the significance of dialogue and healing.

“I hope all Kenyans will recognize the need for national dialogue and healing, “stated Stewart.

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