• "Some of them cannot put food on the table. Children are not going to school."
• Raila said Ruto's move to appoint a selection panel means he is not ready for any talks.
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Azimio leader Raila Odinga now has spelled out three demands President William Ruto must meet for them to have any ceasefire talks.
Speaking on Tuesday, Raila said Ruto must first agree to open the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) servers.
He went on to say that the head of state should also stop the ongoing recruitment of the IEBC commissioners.
The former Prime Minister added that Ruto must ensure the cost of living comes down because Kenyans are suffering.
"One, he must agree to open the server. Stop recruitment of IEBC commissioners and three is the issue of the cost of living in the country.
"Kenyans are suffering seriously. Some of them cannot put food on the table. Children are not going to school. The price of basic commodities unga, fuel is too high for the people," Raila said on KTN News.
He noted that as things stand, there are no grounds for them to dialogue.
The Azimio leader insisted that the electoral commission is a referee that cannot be picked by just one side of the political divide and negotiations are needed on how to do it.
He said following the recent development, they should also look at ways of restructuring the IEBC.
Raila said Ruto's move to appoint a selection panel means he is not ready for any talks.
Part of Azimio's demands on IEBC composition is that former Commissioner Juliana Cherera, Justus Nyangaya and Francis Wanderi be reinstated.
The three resigned after they were suspended by President William Ruto.
They also want suspended Commissioner Irene Masit reinstated.