Kenyan Opposition Leader Calls Off Protests Amid Talks

Raila Odinga (2nd R), the leader of the Kenyan opposition coalition Azimio la Umoja, walks to attend their presser condemning the brutality of police during their rally at the Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Foundation in Nairobi on March 28, 2023. Police fired tear gas to disperse anti-government protests on March 27, 2023, over the high cost of living, after the opposition vowed demonstrations would go ahead despite a police ban. YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP via Getty Images

NANDI HILLS, Kenya—Kenyan president William Ruto has called on the opposition leader Raila Odinga to call off demonstrations that have rocked the country for the past two weeks.

Ruto addressed the nation on April 2, calling on the nation’s opposition leader Raila Odinga to call off the demonstrations, inviting him for a bipartisan engagement in parliament to discuss some of Odinga’s demands.