Azimio la Umoja co-principal Kalonzo Musyoka has said the coalition now recognises President William Ruto as a legitimate Head of State.
Kalonzo spoke on Saturday when he attended the burial ceremony of Wiper nominated MCA Constance Mkamburi Mwandawiro in Voi, Taita Taveta county.
He said the coalition recognises Ruto as the President because of his stance to keep the bi-partisan talks between the Kenyas Kwanza faction and Azimio going.
"We are going to call everybody to order. And nobody is going to stop these discussions. On that part I must congratulate the President because he has put his foot down anasema mazungumzo iendelee,"Kalonzo said.
"Na kwa sababu ya kuonyesha msimamo huo, ata na sisi tunazidi kumtambua."
He said the coalition has no problem with the President, other than being shocked by the remarks by his Deputy Rigathi Gachagua who keeps dismissing the talks.
Gachagau has been insisting that the talks will yield no fruits.
"We have no issue with anyone, but we have a problem with some people's remarks. Like the Deputy President's remarks at a funeral in Ukambani. He spoke words that shocked the people of Machakos, some were just staring at him in disbelief," Kalonzo said.
The Wiper Party leader recognised that the cost of living is really high, adding that the discussions will cover everything.
Since the August 9 elections last year, the Azimio Coalition led by Raila Odinga refused to recognise Ruto as the democratically elected Head of State.
The coalition claimed that their victory was stolen in the August 9, 2022 election.
Among the issues the bi-partisan talks will cover include outstanding constitutional matters, electoral justice, Entrenching funds into the Constitution, Establishment of state offices and Fidelity to political parties/coalitions and the law on multi-party democracy.
