President Uhuru, Raila to Hold Joint Public Rallies Across the Country

President Kenyatta and opposition leader Raila Odinga are reportedly scheduled to hold a series of joint public rallies across the country, following last Friday unity agreement at the Head of State's office in Harambee House, Nairobi.

The Star reports that reliable sources said the duo will begin a nationwide tour starting in Nyanza region, a perceived opposition stronghold, which was the epicenter of election-related violence during last year's elections, in a bid to bring the country together.

“The plan is to visit all Raila strongholds as part of the cohesion efforts. They will also launch grand projects as part of the inclusivity that the two leaders have agreed upon,” a source familiar with the plans told the local daily.

After Nyanza, the two will take their unity caravan to Western, Lower Eastern, Coast and other regions in the country.

Ugunja Member of Parliament Opiyo Wandayi said the new deal between Uhuru and Odinga should strive to bring on board all communities, especially the marginalised.

“The Luo nation is part and parcel of Kenya. It has not suffered marginalization in isolation; many other regions and communities have similarly faced marginalization of one kind or another. These are some of the historical issues that we must strive to redress as we usher in the new dawn,” said Ugunja MP Opiyo Wandayi.

Key issues discussed in the Uhuru-Raila truce include; inclusivity, ethnic antagonism and competition, lack of a national ethos, divisive elections, devolution, safety and security, corruption, shared prosperity as well as respect for human and civil rights.

“We have a responsibility as leaders to be able to come together to discuss these issues and to find solutions that will bind our people, that will unify the country, that will give us a lifecycle that is beyond the five [election] years,” the President said on Friday after the meeting with Odinga.