President William Ruto on Monday, April 3, summoned the Leader of the Majority in the National Assembly Kimani Ichung'wah to State House following the truce with Azimio Chief Raila Odinga.
During their meeting, Ruto instructed Ichung'wah and his Senate counterpart Aaron Cheruiyot to establish a framework for the bi-partisan approach to address some of the issues raised by Odinga.
He formally presented the proposal to the Kenya Kwanza leadership in the National Assembly and the Senate.
"We have asked the Parliamentary leadership of both Houses to consider our proposal for a bipartisan approach to addressing the matters raised by the Opposition as a priority.
"We are convinced the issues shall be conclusively handled by Parliament in order to allow us to focus on our economic transformation program," Ruto stated.
Other leaders present were the Deputy Leader of the Majority Owen Baya and the Whip of the Majority Sylvanus Osoro and his Deputy Naomi Waqo.
The Senate was represented by Deputy Leader of the Majority Tabitha Karanja and Deputy Minority Whip Ltembesi Lelegwe.
Ruto's meeting came a day after he asked Odinga to call off the ongoing mass action protests to pave way for dialogue on some of the concerns he raised.
The former Premier accepted the olive branch extended by the Head of State, who offered to address the matter on the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) in Parliament.
However, he demanded an immediate response from the President and noted that he would recall the demonstrations if no efforts were taken or if the process did not yield fruit.
Odinga also demanded the immediate release and dropping of charges of all those who were arrested during the mass action protests.
The truce between the two leaders came amid pressure from religious leaders and foreign powers who pushed for dialogue in order to restore peace in the country.
