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Ledama's claims come after Raila Odinga made new demands to the government which have faced criticism from a number of President Ruto's allies

Narok Senator Ledama Olekina now says that most politicians from the Mount Kenya region are against talks between President William Ruto and Azimio la Umoja leader Raila Odinga.

In a statement on Wednesday, April 5, Ledama alleged that the politicians are afraid of living in Kenya without Raila and would do anything to sabotage the truce talks.

“The Naked Truth and reality is that most Kenya Kwanza lieutenants from the mountain led by Rigathi do not want any talks and will do everything to sabotage them. Conflicts is their only assurance of keeping William Ruto to check.

“Most are afraid of living in Kenya without Raila Odinga. I dare say like most Kenyans do, they pray for Raila on a daily basis … so when they hear talks outside parliament they tremble with fear,” he tweeted.

His sentiments come after Raila stated that the decision to use bi-partisan parliamentary approach for talks might not work effectively.

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The ODM leader proposed a National Accord similar to the one used in 2008 between him and late President Mwai Kibaki.

"We want this process to be akin to that Kofi Annan led. We want it to be a people-driven process,” said Raila.

The new demands have rattled a number of Kenya Kwanza politicians who have termed them unrealistic.