Kanu Secretary-General Nick Salat has stated that Kanu was ready for any reconciliatory meeting with Deputy President, William Ruto, to enable the two Rift Valley leaders work together in the run-up to the 2022 elections.
The elders recently warned that the community risked failing to clinch the presidency in 2022 due to the supremacy battle between Ruto and Baringo Senator, Gideon Moi. The elders believed that fielding two presidential candidates would be detrimental to the community.
However, speaking to Nation yesterday, the KANU Secretary-General stated that the elders needed to understand the root of the matter between the two leaders.
"Our chairman, who is the Baringo Senator, is ready for any peace talks with DP Ruto but the elders who have shown that they would like to mediate between the duo must understand the genesis of the rift," he commented.
He further asserted that for the talks to happen, the DP needed to ask for forgiveness from the Moi family.
"DP Ruto should ask for forgiveness from the family of the former president because he is the one who has been saying unpalatable things about them," Salat reiterated.
Earlier on, Myoot Council of Elders Chairman Maj (rtd) John Seii complained that their efforts to reconcile the two leaders had proved futile due to their "high-handedness".
"Both are our sons but have not listened to us. We have sought appointments through their personal aides and even approached them at public forums but in vain," he lamented.
Nonetheless, on Wednesday, Salat stated that KANU was not willing to accept mediation if it meant that its chair would be asked to step down for Ruto.
"KANU will provide alternative leadership because, as Rift Valley, we cannot put all our eggs in one basket," he declared.
Meanwhile, Nandi Senator Samson Cherargei, a close ally to the DP, claimed that any candidate eyeing the presidency in 2022 was free to sell their manifesto to the electorate.
"There is no political crisis to warrant reconciling DP Ruto with Gideon Moi. They have their own political ambitions, which they are determined to achieve," Cherargei proclaimed.
