Opposition chief Raila Odinga now says he is ready to engage his political nemesis President Uhuru Kenyatta in dialogue to resolve election stalemate.
Raila, however, noted that talks with the President would only border on delivery of free, fair and credible polls and not formation of a coalition government (nusu mkate as popularly referred to).
“I am ready for discussions on the free and fair election. I don’t want talks for a nusu mkate government,” said Raila on Tuesday at Wilson Airport.
He vehemently disputed he is clamoring for “nusu mkate” government.
He said: “Jubilee has been saying I want a nusu mkate government, yet the whole bread is ours…. NASA wants to form the government. We want a full loaf because we earned it.”
Jubilee has repeatedly accused Raila of hatching a strategy through a series of demands to the IEBC and seeking help from foreign powers to form a coalition government.
And the President together with his Deputy William Ruto have affirmed they will not allow creation of a “nusu mkate” government.
The Jubilee duo have accused Raila of advancing his “selfish political agenda” through anti-IEBC demos across the streets of major towns within the country.
The street protests, they say, are meant to create a political crisis and precipitate mediation talks for power sharing.
On the dialogue issue, Raila said his brigade is ready for the talks anytime.
And to show his commitment to the dialogue, he called off anti-IEBC demonstrations saying he will instead hold rallies across the country and tell his supporters why repeat polls should not be held on October 26.
Raila also said NASA will pay special tribute to his fallen supporters who were either killed or maimed during anti-IEBC protests in the past four weeks.
He is scheduled to hold a parallel rally during Mashujaa Day celebrations.
However, a response to his dialogue call has been met with conditions by the Jubilee brigade.
The DP said Jubilee will only engage Raila in political dialogue after Kenyans vote on October 26 and decide who their next President will be.
A section of other Jubilee allied leaders from Murang’a have opposed call for dialogue saying it will thrust the country to further political turmoil.