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Raila pushed to disown statement that missed cost of living in talks

Azimio leader Raila Odinga. [Denish Ochieng, Standard]

Senior Azimio leaders worked up their leader Raila Odinga into officially trashing a lopsided "agreement" on the agenda of political dialogue with their arch-rivals Kenya Kwanza.

The ink had barely dried on a "joint statement" signed by Kimani Ichungw'a, the Majority Leader at the National Assembly, when Raila appeared in an Azimio event, to formally denounce it, and to insist on placing cost of living and electoral justice at the core the talks.

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