This morning I received the French Ambassador to Kenya, H.E. Arnaud Suquet, and the German Ambassador to Kenya, H.E. Sebastian Groth, at my residence. It was a good, honest conversation.
We spoke plainly about where Kenya stands. The violence we continue to witness is a concern to all of us, and I told the Ambassadors as much that this is not the Kenya we should be building. Peace and the rule of law are not things we can afford to negotiate on.
Much of our conversation kept coming back to the IEBC. If Kenyans are to have confidence in their elections, the Commission has to be independent in practice, not just on paper. That is the foundation everything else is built on, and it is a conversation we must keep having, honestly and without fear.
We also talked about the long relationship Kenya has with France and Germany; friendships that go back many years, and that matter now more than ever. Democracy is not sustained by one country alone. It needs partners who are willing to engage honestly, even when the conversation is difficult.
I thank the Ambassadors for coming, and for a conversation that was open and direct. These are the discussions Kenya needs right now.
My senior Cs Aden Duale, you are out of order!
Accept the reality that UDA was squarely defeated in Olkalau.Trying to attack Uhuru Kenyatta to cover the shame and calling Him Mkabila is purely defeatist.
You should be the last person to brand Uhuru Mkabila !
You were his Majority Leader in 2013 to 2022 in Parliament as a somali Mp appointed by Uhuru Kenyatta ! Ooh tell us , for 10 years you didn't know he was mkabila?
You were the most arrogant ML Kenya ever had !
The same arrogance is Messing Rutos presidency today. Unfortunately let me remind you ,Olkalau is Mlima .
Come slowly woria !
Raila Odinga defeated Kibaki without a single mt.Kenya vote.
They scare you that without them,nobody can be president in Kenya.
Mbadi is right,in 2027,Ruto will be president without a single mt.Kenya West votes.
Lazima kieleweke.
I was shocked to hear DCP’s Methu say on #CitizenSundayLive with @KoinangeJeff that he and his consigliere will “hunt” President @WilliamsRuto down in every part of the republic. That’s not the language of a democrat. That’s how wannabe dictators and criminals talk. Kenyans beware!