The United States Government, through its Ambassador to Kenya Meg Whitman, released a statement following a truce between President William Ruto and Azimio Leader Raila Odinga.
The ambassador, who had been at the forefront of calling for a dialogue between the two leaders, revealed that the US welcomed the move.
She further stated that the truce the two leaders announced in two separate statements and the subsequent dialogue would benefit Kenyans greatly.
"We welcome the agreement by President Ruto and former PM Raila Odinga to establish a bipartisan process to find solutions that benefit all Kenyans.
"We commend both leaders for their commitment to peaceful dialogue and call on all parties to support this process," she announced in the statement.
On Friday, March 31, Raila revealed that he had held a private meeting with the US ambassador centred around him calling off mass protests.
Raila revealed that during the meeting, he had accused the ambassador of praising Ruto even though the elections were contentious.
“She was saying that Kenya had the most transparent election in the history of Kenya last year in August.
“I told her that she did not know what she was talking about. She was in the country a few days before those elections took place,” Raila stated back then.
The revelation from Raila was made two days after a joint diplomatic message signed by Australia, Canada, Denmark, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States called for a dialogue.
“We call on all leaders and all Kenyans to maintain peace, show restraint and work towards a swift resolution for the common good of Kenya,” the joint statement had read in part.
While calling off the protests, Raila acknowledged that the decision had arrived after dialogue between various parties.
"We have met with and listened to a diverse group of Kenyans including religious leaders from all faiths about the crisis facing our country and they have implored us to give dialogue," Raila stated on Sunday, April 2.
His decision to call off the protests was informed by Ruto's call to the opposition to explore bi-partisan dialogue through parliament.
