{"id":124497,"date":"2024-08-05T18:05:37","date_gmt":"2024-08-05T18:05:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/moses-kuria-to-raila-thank-you-for-bending-backwards-to-save-kenya"},"modified":"2024-08-05T18:47:11","modified_gmt":"2024-08-05T18:47:11","slug":"moses-kuria-to-raila-thank-you-for-bending-backwards-to-save-kenya","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/moses-kuria-to-raila-thank-you-for-bending-backwards-to-save-kenya","title":{"rendered":"Moses Kuria to Raila: Thank you for bending backwards to save Kenya"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Kenya. <\/strong><\/span>Former Cabinet Secretary Moses Kuria has hailed ODM leader Raila Odinga for agreeing to be part of the government of national unity and urging Kenyans to embrace dialogue.<\/p>\n<p>In a message posted on X after a meeting with Raila at his Capitol Hill office in Nairobi on Monday, Kuria \u201cthanked Baba for bending backwards- yet again- to save the country from self-destruction.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe were unanimous that going forward we cannot continue to prescribe Panadol where surgery is required,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Kuria added that the upcoming process of national dialogue \u201cmust and will\u201d culminate in deliberate structural reform for a lasting solution.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will work very, very closely in that endeavour as we continue to consult with other like-minded leaders,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Raila has continued with his calls for what he calls a constructive national dialogue saying it is the right thing to do to resolve the problems facing the nation.<\/p>\n<p>The ODM leader gave a nod to the new government formation that has four members nominated to the Cabinet.<\/p>\n<p>The president has nominated ODM&#8217;s two deputy party leaders (Hassan Joho and Wycliffe Oparanya), the party&#8217;s chairman John Mbadi and National Assembly Minority Leader Opiyo Wandayi to his Cabinet.<\/p>\n<p>President William Ruto on his part has been reiterating his intent to form a government of national unity that will bring all Kenyans together.<\/p>\n<p>He has admitted that the protests by the youth that have rocked the country in the past month are a wake-up call that the days of parochial politics were over.<\/p>\n<p>Ruto has urged his critics and all Kenyans to embrace his idea of a government of national unity.<\/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. Former Cabinet Secretary Moses Kuria has hailed ODM leader Raila Odinga for agreeing to be part of the government of national unity and urging Kenyans to embrace dialogue. 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