Kenya's President William Ruto asked the opposition on Sunday to give talks with the government a chance while his main opponent urged his followers to protest again over electoral reforms and the high cost of living.
Thousands participated in three days of protests over two weeks in late March marred by clashes between protesters and police. The protests partly stem from accusations of fraud in August's presidential election in which Ruto narrowly beat Raila Odinga.after the end of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, to coincide with talks between it and the government.
"Why don't we seek what we leaders want without chaos, no destruction of property, so that we can attend to the citizens' demands, while we discuss what we want?" Ruto said. Kenya Kwanza wants the talks to involve only lawmakers and discuss only the selection of electoral officials.
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