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"Lowering the cost of living requires action by the Ruto regime, not talks," Martha Karua to President Ruto. 

Narc Kenya party leader Martha Karua has told President William Ruto's administration to act on the high costs of living instead of talking. 

In a statement via Twitter on Thursday, July 20 Karua also urged Ruto's administration not to use excess force on peaceful protestors as enshrined in the constitution. 

"Lowering the cost of living requires action by the Ruto regime not talks, refraining from encouraging police to use excessive force on unarmed and peaceful demonstrators requires no talks just adherence to the constitution and the law," Karua stated. 

She went ahead to claim that the Kenya Kwanza administration had split the country into two in the ongoing demonstrations. 

"Clearly, the Ruto regime has split Kenya into two, a shareholders Kenya where UDA supporters can stage ‘counter’ demonstrations escorted by police and a republic under siege where police unleash death and mayhem against peaceful demonstrators in flagrant violation of the constitution," Karua said. 

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File Image of President William Ruto. 

Karua's statement comes amid ongoing protests called by the Azimio coalition. Several leaders in the Azimio coalition including Babu Owino and Maina Njenga have been arrested. 

“We demand the immediate release of those detained noting that their detention is not only malicious but also unlawful. If it were not so, they would have been taken before the nearest courts and charged immediately,” she announced on Wednesday. 

At the same time, a section of Kenyans has inquired about the whereabouts of Azimio leader Raila Odinga who has not joined the protests.