President William Ruto has requested Opposition leader Raila Odinga to call off the demonstrations.
In the State of the Nation Address on Sunday, April 2, Ruto said he had carefully listened to Odinga and agreed to reconstitute the selection panel for the IEBC through a bipartisan parliamentary process.
"I have carefully listened to the issues raised by my friend Raila Odinga. In times like these, it is not about who is right or who is wrong. Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak but it is also what it takes to sit down and listen
"I urge my brother Raila Odinga and the opposition to call off demonstrations and give a bipartisan approach a chance for us to take Kenya forward," the president said.
The Head of State noted that the country's economy had been hit hard because of the protests called by Odinga.
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"The country’s economy has been hit hard at a time when my administration is doing everything possible to salvage the economy from the deep hole where we found it," Ruto stated.
