Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga decided to hold a surprise meeting with President Uhuru Kenyatta to prevent further bloodshed and possible ethnic conflict, a top advisor to Odinga has told RFI. The two rivals met on Friday for the first time since last year's controversial election, surprising many by delivering a joint statement and announcing a programme to overcome their differences.
"The negotiations cover all the ills that Kenya has been suffering from and which have built up even more strongly in the last six to eight months," said Salim Lone, a long-time advisor to the leader of the opposition NASA coalition.
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