- Onyonka said he hopes the two leaders will realize that time is running out and do the right thing.
- The senator insisted that there is nothing cowardly for the two leaders to agree to sit down and talk.
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Kisii Senator Richard Onyoka now says that President William Ruto and Azimio leader Raila Odinga have at least 24 hours to save the country.
Speaking on Tuesday, Onyonka said if Kenya is left to break, rebuilding it will be a very difficult task.
Onyonka said he hopes the two leaders will realize that time is running out and do the right thing.
The senator insisted that there is nothing cowardly for the two leaders to agree to sit down and talk.
"I think the leadership of our country needs to look at our lives and say this country is only one and it is very easy to break it down into pieces. It will be very difficult to put it all together," Onyonka said on Citizen TV.
"So I hope that President William Ruto and my party leader Raila Odinga will realize that they have about 24 hours and this country is either going to break or is going to be saved. I don't think there is anything that will look cowardly if both men and other interested parties talk."
He said the current state of the country reminds him of the happening of 2007-2008 that led to the post-election violence that saw thousands of Kenyans lose lives, with many others getting displaced.
The legislator was commenting on whether there is a way out of the standoff between the Opposition and the government.
"If you see what is happening right now it reminds me of 2007/08. I am so worried about this country," he said.
Onyonka said Ruto's allies have reiterated that they will not engage the Opposition, but that is not how a country is run.
Azimio plans to hold three days of anti-government rallies beginning Wednesday, through to Friday.
On Monday, Azimio announced that the protests are on as scheduled, despite the government vowing to deal with them if they proceeded.