According to Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna, the Azimio la Umoja will soon resume anti-government demonstrations due to a lack of commitment to bipartisan negotiations.

Before the commencement of the negotiations, according to Senator Sifuna, the government has already started raising red flags.

On Citizen TV's Daybreak show, Senator Sifuna stated that the administration has already started to ignore some of the issues Azimio wants to be resolved, making the negotiations useless.

PHOTO | COURTESY Edwin Sifuna

Sifuna stated that statements made in the State House by persons telling us adding that You must speak in parliament and you cannot debate unga that is a non-issue are the factors that cause us to return to the people.

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He continued, There is no point for us to have that conversation if they are going to sit there sipping tea and mandazi and not come up with concrete ways to reduce the cost of living.

Azimio wants President Ruto to address several concerns, including the high prices of food, fuel, and power and the reorganization of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC). Sifuna asserted that these complaints should be disregarded because the IEBC matter only receives attention during the discussions.

Sifuna said they would return to the people because he couldn't sit and discuss the IEBC given the circumstances facing Nairobi's urban poor. Instead, it would be preferable if we discussed the expense of living.

PHOTO | COURTESY Edwin Sifuna

He said there are no talks; they have been informed that we want to discuss unga, but the Kenyan side is adamant that there will be no discussions on unga. They claim that we cannot discuss the server. Therefore whatever arguments are you referring to?

According to Sifuna, who also holds the position of ODM Secretary General, the government has no intentions, goodwill, or earnestness. This follows Azimio's statement on Tuesday that they would start hosting public barazas and town hall meetings nationwide.

 According to Wycliffe Oparanya, Chairman of the Azimio Executive Council, The forums would give the coalition a chance to explain to Kenyans what their next steps are in resolving the country's problems,