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Government backs down on Uhuru Park rally after Raila, Uhuru talks

President Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy William Ruto held talks with Opposition leaders Raila Odinga and Moses Wetang’ula at State House, Nairobi, yesterday.

The meeting came hot on the heels of weekly protests against the Independent Electoral and Boundaries  Commission (IEBC), in which three people have been killed and scores injured in clashes with the police. It is understood that the meeting was a culmination of intense horse-trading.

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