Politicians had their say, now let them listen to Kenyans' demands

Police use water cannon to disperse Azimio la Umjoa protestors along Outering Road on March 30, 2023. [Stafford Ondego, Standard]

The truce announced on Palm Sunday between President William Ruto and ODM leader Raila Odinga was met with more relief than celebration.

For several days, the country held its breath as once again the political class edged dangerously close to the brink. Some pundits lauded the two gentlemen for their statesmanship yet if that leadership quality were evident a few weeks ago, we would have avoided the bloodshed, destruction and polarisation of the past two weeks.