• He added that it is time Kenyans worked together regardless of their political affiliation.
• The CS insisted that all Kenyans support the talks, as long as they will not be about power sharing.
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Trade CS Moses Kuria now says that President William Ruto and Azimio leader Raila Odinga are on the right side of history, after they agreed to hold talks.
According to the CS, the decision to cease hostilities and engage in bipartisan talks is good for investments and the country's economy.
Kuria said violence is not the way to resolve political differences. He added that it is time Kenyans worked together regardless of their political affiliation.
He insisted that all Kenyans support the talks, as long as they will not be about power sharing.
"The resumption of bipartisan talks is good news for Investments and the economy in general. Violence is not the way to resolve political differences. Its time to pull together as a nation," Kuria said in a statement.
He added: "To my bosses William Ruto and Raila Odinga, you are on the RIGHT side of history. All Kenyans are behind you for as long as we do not create another Mongrel like the Nusu Mkate confusion."
This comes even as the CS has remained one of the biggest critics of the Raila Odinga-led opposition.
Kuria tweeted a few days back that, “So you wait for us to vote for him [Ruto] now you have forced him to a handshake tuachwe kwa mataa. Over my dead body!”
Over the weekend, Raila and Ruto confirmed that they had met and set the grounds for talks, in a meeting mediated by former Nigerian president Olusegun Obasanjo.
“I talked with the opposition leader and his team. I told them that we are a democratic country guided by the Constitution and law. We can disagree on many issues but no present, past or future leader will plan violent destruction of property. That will never happen again in Kenya,” Ruto said.
“We can talk on other things but we are not going to negotiate about the safety of Kenya. We have agreed that violence and destruction of property will not be in the equation of the politics and governance of Kenya. The other things we can talk about,” added the Head of State.
Fresh hurdles have however, rocked the peace talks between Ruto and his arch-rival Raila as both sides traded barbs on the form and agenda for dialogue.