US denies pushing “specific agenda” in Ruto’s administration
US through Senator Chris Coons denies pushing "specific agenda" in Ruto's administration in a meeting with Uhuru and Raila
US through Senator Chris Coons denies pushing “specific agenda” in Ruto’s administration in a meeting with Uhuru and Raila.
On Wednesday, April 19, Delaware Senator Chris Coons denied reports that America was pressuring President William Ruto’s administration to advance a particular agenda.
In an interview, Coon indicated that he met with former President Uhuru Kenyatta, former Prime Minister Raila Odinga and Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua.
Coons said he held different talks with the three leaders revolving around future elections.
” I had the opportunity to have, I hope, some positive and productive personal conversations with the deputy president, with the former prime minister and with the former president, to help them hear each other and to act as an intermediary,” Coon stated during the Voice of America‘s (VOA) interview.
“I think central is the path forward for the (electoral commission). That is critical to there being in the future free and fair elections in Kenya,” he added.
Coon stated that he encouraged the three leaders to participate in constructive discourse in order to maintain Kenya’s democracy in addition to calling for free and fair elections in the future.
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According to Coon, he also urged Gachagua, Uhuru, and Raila to make room for a respectable opposition.
Additionally, Coon urged the three leaders to cooperate for economic recovery and allowing President Ruto to deliver on his campaign pledges.
“The United States is not trying to push any specific outcome or alignment of this government,” the Delaware senator insisted.
“We’re simply trying to help you hear each other and recognize that democracy is fragile, is difficult, and requires there being space for a legitimate opposition to be heard, for complaints and concerns about the economy about the election to be heard, and for the duly elected president of the country to be able to lead the country forward,” he further reiterated.
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