• the party's Central Management Committee said they be part of talks to draft measures that will bring lasting peace and stability to the country.
• "The nation is bigger than and distinct from anyone of us."
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The Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party now says it is ready for dialogue to rescue the country.
In a statement on Friday, the party's Central Management Committee said they are willing to be part of talks to draft measures that will bring lasting peace and stability to the country.
ODM said this conversation must be prioritised ahead of any other discussions.
The party said the talks must include the structure of the country's national governance going forward.
"We stand ready to support the country come up with measures that can restore lasting peace and stability and address the long-standing issues like unemployment, unending search for justice and equality fighting corruption, negative ethnicity in our national life, instilling a tradition of meritocracy in appointment to public office and ending the unfair and punitive economic and taxation policies," Secretary general Edwin Sifuna said.
The Raila Odinga-led party insisted that it has never shied away from engaging in difficult negotiations to save the country whenever its destiny is at stake.
ODM said the country is bigger than anyone and they see the talks as a chance to rescue Kenya for the better.
"It is said that it is in times of crisis that leadership emerges. The emerging issues and urgent need to address them are not about rescuing the Kenya Kwanza regime or indeed William Ruto.
"The nation is bigger than and distinct from any of us. We see this as a chance to rescue our nation and pull it back from the precipice," ODM said.
President William Ruto and Azimio leader Raila announced a national 6-day dialogue under the National Multi-Sectoral Forum scheduled for next week.
The forum will foster national dialogue and seek lasting solutions to Kenya's pressing issues.
Ruto emphasised the importance of the forum stating that it will propose the way forward for the country.
“This forum will begin on Monday, next week and end on Saturday next week, it will be a 6-day forum and will propose the way forward for the country,” Ruto said.
The ODM leader reiterated the importance of the forum, saying that it will give Kenyans a chance to be heard.
"Dialogue is the way forward out of the crisis we're having in our country," Raila added.
"We have agreed that we give people an opportunity to be heard, to express themselves so that a lasting solution can be found."