Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi has claimed that the opposition chief Raila Odinga is seeking sympathy with his key demand of having a mediator.
Speaking at an interdenominational thanksgiving in Kwale, Mudavadi stated that the country is not in a crisis.
This was coming even as Kenya Kwanza announced its intention to engage the opposition on some of the issues raised.
A section of Kenyan Kwanza has disowned claims that former Nigeria President Olusegun Obasanjo was in the country, while other leaders have neither denied nor confirmed.
“The transition to power between President Ruto and his predecessor was in accordance with the constitution of the land. In a glaring daylight, he was handed over the sword as the Commander-in-Chief,” noted Mudavadi.
Mudavadi, a former Raila ally, noted that other countries including South Africa do not invite Kenya to intervene whenever they are in crisis.
Early last week, Raila revealed in an interview with AFP that President Ruto had rejected the mediation of South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa and his Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu.
Suluhu was reportedly in the country and met Raila while the Kenya Kwanza side kept her waiting for two days, according to Azimio.
“We witnessed in South Africa when President Ramaphosa had a difficult time to govern, but Kenya was not consulted to mediate,” Mudavadi stated.
“Our neighbours in Uganda have had a range of issues but nobody called on the President of Kenya to go and mediate. This call for international mediation is hogwash.”
Azimio has insisted that the government side cannot be trusted and that there must be an outsider who will mediate between the two sides.
The ruling coalition on their side has maintained they'll only welcome talks within parliament, but on Saturday indicated they would allow two members from outside parliament.
