Former President Uhuru Kenyatta hosted the British High Commissioner to Kenya Neil Wigan and the US Ambassador to Kenya Meg Whitman in a space of two days.
All the meetings happened the previous week sparking speculations on why both UK and US envoys decided to approach Uhuru close to a year after he handed over the instruments of power.
In an interview on TV47, British High Commissioner Neil Wigan ended the speculations revolving around their meeting by revealing its details.
Wigan detailed that their conversations revolved around his peacekeeping mission, especially in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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"With the former President Kenyatta, we say he has a role in mediating in DRC and that is something I have particular interest in. So we talked that as well," Wigan stated.
He further revealed that he approached Uhuru to understand the local political landscape and homegrown solutions which can be applied to resolving them.
Wigan insisted that the talks were keen to giving other international communities the much-needed impetus to intervene in ensuring political stability.
"We have talked to the national government and opposition to try and understand what they see as challenges in attaining political stability and areas where the international community can help," he reiterated.
His clarification is expected to end speculations as some Kenyans had argued that the envoys were seeking a handshake with the former President.
This was majorly because of Uhuru's stance and support for Azimio la Umoja candidate Raila Odinga who had called out both UK and US diplomats for interfering with the 2022 General Elections.
Raila's statement caused a storm with a section of Kenya Kwanza legislators calling for the former Opposition leader to withdraw his sentiments.
However, Raila continued with his push reprimanding the Western forces against interfering with elections and democratic processes in the country.
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