Deputy President William Ruto on Friday congratulated President Uhuru Kenyatta and NASA leader Raila Odinga after their historic meeting.
The DP stated that the two leaders had risen over their differences by putting the country first.
"Congratulations PRES.UHURU & RAILA for being statesmen. You have risen to the moment for Kenya and against hate, negative ethnicity and division.
"The unity, stability and transformation of Kenya supersede all other partisan interests.
"Wangwana mubarikiwe mpaka mshangae, (May you be blessed abundantly)," wrote Ruto on his official Twitter timeline.
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The DP was conspicuously absent from the event that was attended by Suna East MP Junet Mohammed, Winnie Odinga, Raila's spokesperson Dennis Onyango and head of public service Joseph Kinyua.
Majority Leader Aden Duale also had kind words for the two, reserving special praise for the President.
"Congratulations President @UKenyatta for living to your promise of leaving behind a united prosperous nation as his legacy.
"Meeting Hon. @RailaOdinga, his political arch-rival was part of his promise to promote national reconciliation, healing & fostering unity among our citizens," wrote Duale.
Gatundu South MP Moses Kuria, on the other hand, reminded the country of a post where he had predicted Odinga would work with Jubilee Party.
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Kenyatta and Odinga met at Harambee House and speaking after their talks, the leaders stated that it was time to bury the hatchet.
Odinga was first to speak and he stated that it was time to unite the nation as diversity had turned out to be a national curse.
"Our diversity appears destined to be a curse to our children. We are called to audit our performance in pursuit of our national goals.
"The time has come for us to confront our differences. We need to save our children from ourselves," stated the NASA leader.
His sentiments were echoed by President Kenyatta who admitted that the country is greater than any individual.
"For this country to come together, leaders must come together. Leaders must be able to discuss openly to see what is the cause of ethnic friction," remarked the President.
