Isakhohlisana ihlomile kuRuto no-Odinga
UHulumeni waseKenya kanye nabaphikisayo bazosungula ithimba elihlose ukuxazulula ukungezwani. Lokhu kudalulwe osopolitiki abakhulu bezinhlangothi zombili ngemuva kochungechunge lwemibhikisho yamaqembu aphikisayo mayelana nezindleko zokuphila nokunyuswa kwentela.
Umfelandawonye wamaqembu aphikisayo i-Azimio la Umoja (Declaration of Unity) ube nemibhikisho ekuqaleni kwale nyanga. Kwagcina kufa abantu abangaphezu kwama-20 kwalimala inqwaba. I-Azimio kanye nomfelandawonye kahulumeni iKenya Kwanza (Kenya First) bakhiphe izitatimende ezihlukene eziqinisekisa izingxoxo. UKimani Ichung’wah, umholi weqembu iKenya Kwanza eliyiningi ephalamende, esitatimendeni uthe izingxoxo zizobheka ukwakheka kwekhomishana yokhetho yaseKenya kanye nokwakhiwa kwehhovisi lomholi wamaqembu aphikisayo, phakathi kwezinye izindaba.
Isitatimende sithe izingxoxo ngeke zingene ezinguqukweni zakamuva zentela njengoba lezi beseziphambi kwenkantolo.
NgoLwesihlanu, inkantolo yokudlulisa amacala yahoxisa ukumiswa okubekwe emthethweni ozophinda kabili intela kuphethiloli futhi wethule intela entsha yezindlu. Inkantolo ithe ukuhoxiswa kokumiswa kungase kuncike kwezinye izikhalo, okumele zidluliselwe ezinsukwini ezili-14. Icala elihlukile eliphonsela umthetho inselelo nalo lisalindile. U-Opiyo Wandayi, umholi weqembu elincane ephalamende lomfelandawonye we-Azimiola Umoja, ogama lakhe livele esitatimendeni esihlanganyelwe, akazange asisayine. Ukhiphe isitatimende esihlukile egameni le-Azimio eqinisekisa ukubunjwa kwethimba lezingxoxo, kodwa akazange anikeze imininingwane yokuthi lezo zingxoxo zizohlanganisani.
UMengameli uWilliam Ruto uthe umnyango wakhe uvulekile ukuhlangana nomholi we-Azimio uRaila Odinga. URuto uke wathi ngeke angene esivumelwaneni sokwabelana no-Odinga, kanti u-Odinga naye uthe akanandaba nalesi sivumelwano. Izingxoxo phakathi kwamaqembu aphikisayo nohulumeni ekuqaleni kwalo nyaka zehlulekile ukuletha isisombululo.