11 envoys urge Raila to recognise Uhuru's presidency for dialogue to take place

- Foreign envoys have renewed calls for dialogue between NASA leader Rraila Odinga and President Uhuru Kenyatta
- In a statement sent to newsrooms on Saturday, Febraury 10, the envoys led by US Ambassador Robert Godec urged Odinga to accept Uhuru as Kenya's duly elected president

- They held that recognizing Uhuru's presidency was the only way out of the current political quagmire as it will allow for dialogue to take place

- Odinga has on numerous occasions said he doesn't recognize Jubilee government and even went ahead to take oath as people's president

- The NASA leader also recently called for fresh election amid aggressive crackdown on opposition leaders following the controversial inauguration on January 30, 2018

- There has been calls for dialogue between the two top politicians following the disputed 2017 general elections but that is yet to take place

- Both sides of the political divide have set pre-conditions for the dialogue, making it nearly impossible for them to come to a round table

A group of 11 foreign envoys have renewed calls for dialogue between National Super Alliance (NASA) leader Raila Odinga and President Uhuru Kenyatta.

In a statement seen by TUKO.co.ke on Saturday, February 10, the envoys led by US Ambassador Robert Godec urged Odinga to accept Uhuru as Kenya's duly and legitimately elected president.
“The opposition leaders need to accept that Uhuru Kenyatta and William Ruto are the legitimately elected president and deputy president of the Republic of Kenya," read the statement in part.

US Ambassador Robert Godec, Hailey (UK), Frasch (Germany) and other foreign envoys have urged NASA leader Raila Odinga to Uhuru Kenyatta's presidency. Photo:Citizen Digital.

The envoys held that threats and extra-constitutional measures that were being adopted by the opposition leaders will not help them get to power and that only dialogue can help the country forge ahead.

As captured in previous reports by TUKO.co.ke, Odinga has been agitating for major electoral reforms that will culminate into a fresh election and insists that he will not stop fighting for electoral justice.

National Super Alliance Leader Raila Odinga doest recognize Uhuru Kenyatta as the legitimately elected president of Kenya.Photo: Facebook/Raila Odinga.

The NASA leader has also on numerous occasions said he doesn't and will not recognize the Jubilee government and has even gone ahead to take oath as people's president.

Most recently he called for election amid aggressive crackdown on opposition leaders following the controversial inauguration on Tuesday, January 30, 2018 at Uhuru Park.

President Uhuru Kenyatta's Jubilee Party had indicated that they will only engage opposition leaders on development oriented dialogue/Uhuru Kenyatta.

There has been numerous calls by both local and foreign leaders for Odinga and Uhuru to talk things out following the disputed 2017 general elections.That much needed talk is yet to happen.

Both sides of the political divide (NASA coalition and Jubilee Party) have set pre-conditions for the dialogue, making it nearly impossible for them to come to a round table.

Whereas the ruling party (Jubilee) insists it will only engage the opposition chiefs in development oriented dialogue, Odinga is only interested in talking about electoral reforms and a possible new election.