{"id":122721,"date":"2024-07-09T20:29:54","date_gmt":"2024-07-09T20:29:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/its-a-trap-karua-reacts-to-ruto-raila-national-dialogue-call"},"modified":"2024-07-09T21:20:58","modified_gmt":"2024-07-09T21:20:58","slug":"its-a-trap-karua-reacts-to-ruto-raila-national-dialogue-call","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/its-a-trap-karua-reacts-to-ruto-raila-national-dialogue-call","title":{"rendered":"It&#8217;s a trap! Karua reacts to Ruto, Raila national dialogue call"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Kenya. <\/strong><\/span>Narc Kenya leader Martha Karua now says that the fresh dialogue calls by President William Ruto and Opposition leader Raila Odinga is a trap.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement on Tuesday, Karua whose remarks came shortly after the announcement said that any dialogue can only be meaningful if all players have goodwill.<\/p>\n<p>She said that the players must also be guided by the best interests of the people of Kenya.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Dialogue can only be meaningful if the players have good faith and are guided by the best interests of the people.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is a trap period,&#8221; Karua said.<\/p>\n<p>Her remarks come after the President and the former Prime Minister agreed to commence a six-day multi-sectorial forum.<\/p>\n<p>The forum, set to begin on Monday, July 15 and conclude on Saturday, will foster national dialogue and seek lasting solutions to Kenya&#8217;s pressing issues.<\/p>\n<p>President Ruto emphasised the importance of the forum stating that it will propose the way forward for the country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis forum will begin on Monday, next week and end on Saturday next week, it will be a 6-day forum and will propose the way forward for the country,\u201d Ruto said<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;ve agreed that a dialogue is the way forward out of the crisis we&#8217;re having in our country,&#8221; Raila added.<\/p>\n<p>The ODM leader reiterated the importance of the forum, saying that it will give Kenyans a chance to be heard.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We have agreed that we give people an opportunity to be heard, to express themselves so that a lasting solution can be found,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Raila said all attendees are expected to bear their costs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the interest of making sure we live within our means; all participants will bear their attendance costs. This is a result of consultations we have held this morning,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About Kenya Follow Africa-Press<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Kenya. Narc Kenya leader Martha Karua now says that the fresh dialogue calls by President William Ruto and Opposition leader Raila Odinga is a trap. In a statement on Tuesday, Karua whose remarks came shortly after the announcement said that any dialogue can only be meaningful if all players have goodwill. 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