According to the Azimio la Umoja group, anti-government protests will restart on Tuesday, May 2, 2023.
According to Azimio's executive council chairman Wycliffe Oparanya, the resumption was triggered by the Kenya Kwanza coalition's reluctance to commit to substantive bipartisan negotiations.
Oparanya went on to say that Kenya Kwanza has yet to show a willingness to address their concerns, including the high living expense.
On the other hand, Kenya Kwanza argued, has resorted to "propaganda that the costs have decreased when the facts across Kenya indicate otherwise."
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"Having him at the negotiation table for Kenya Kwanza thus makes a mockery of the intended dialogue." According to a portion of the statement, Kenya Kwanza has also demonstrated no commitment to cutting the cost of essential products such as unga, fuel, electricity, and school fees.
He further alleged that Kenya Kwanza has regularly attempted to include people linked with the Azimio la Umoja on its side, violating the country's multiparty system.
He was referring to the appointment of Edlas MP Adan Keynan to Azimio's Kenya Kwanza delegation team.
"Legally, Hon. Adan Keynan remains an MP on the Azimio ticket," according to a portion of the statement.
According to Oparanya, Azimio is still committed to an extra-parliamentary discussion that is "honest, transparent, meaningful, and bipartisan in conception and execution."
According to Oparanya, the protests will be limited to Nairobi.
Azimio suspended their biweekly protests on April 2 after President William Ruto invited coalition leader Raila Odinga to bipartisan negotiations to resolve their issues.
