Appearing on Citizen TV on Monday, Daadab MP Farah Maalim
has said United States senator Chris Coons engaged leaders from the Kenya
Kwanza government and Azimio coalition which led to Sunday’s call for talks by
President Ruto and a suspension of demonstrations by Raila Odinga.
“I think the biggest game changer here is not the church,
not the religious sector, not the political class. The biggest game changer
here is the American senator who came Chris Coon, who went and talked to
everybody and told them to stand down,” Maalim stated.
The outspoken lawmaker expressed skepticism over the truce
comparing it to a similar engagement that was done in the previous government
between former President Uhuru Kenyatta and opposition leader Raila.
“Nothing was delivered for Kenyans because at that time the
problem was a spontaneity, is that Kenyans were suffering and Kenyans were
rising to among other things the high cost of living at that time and a lot of
things that were happening; discrimination in priorities and state capture,” he
said.
Interestingly, former President Kenyatta and Senator Coon
attended Amherst College in Massachusetts. They both pursued a Bachelor's
Degree course in Economics, Political Science and Government, graduating in
1985.
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