Editor's Review

Raila on Sunday suspended countrywide mass protests in honour of President Ruto's appeal.

UDA secretary General Cleophas Malalah will be touring Kisumu and Siaya counties following the deal for dialogue between President William Ruto and ODM leader Raila Odinga. 

Malalah lauded the deal saying because of the spirit of nationhood, he will be touring Kisumu and Siaya counties to open UDA offices that were torched during demos.

"In the spirit of appreciating dialogue efforts as called for by my President, William Ruto, and Raila Odinga, we shall be going to Siaya and Kisumu City to repaint the vandalised UDA offices and officially re-open them. Tukutane ground," Malalah said even though he did not specify the date.

A UDA office in Siaya was on Thursday reduced to ashes.

President William Ruto and his deputy Rigathi Gachagua.

This happened after the party's office in Kisumu was vandalised during the March 20 demos.

Raila on Sunday suspended countrywide mass protests.

This came after Ruto addressed the nation and urged him to call off the demonstrations to give room for talks.

In a rejoinder, Raila who addressed the nation from his Capital office on Sunda termed Ruto's statement as 'important" and a "positive" development.

"We acknowledge Mr Ruto’s olive branch for a dialogue on key issues raised by Azimio La Umoja. To us, this is a positive development." Raila said.

"I believe that Kenya is today facing its worst crisis in decades out of which we could recover or go the way of other failed states."

The development comes after the opposition sustained an onslaught against the Ruto regime when carrying out protests.

The protests saw three people dead including a police officer.

400 people including 60 police officers were injured as a result of the protests.