President Uhuru Kenyatta and ODM pioneer Raila Odinga at long last met with OKA chiefs at night in a meeting that has agitated Deputy President William Ruto.
They met at State House during a meal held to pay tribute to the visiting Hungarian President Janos Ader.
While the details of the meeting have not been disclosed, a dispatch from the Presidential Strategic Communication Unit (PSCU) confirmed that Gideon Moi, Moses Wetangula, Musalia Mudavadi, and Kalonzo Musyoka were all present.
The leaders had been invited by the President for the dinner that ran into the evening.
Yet, this isn’t the first occasion when Odinga and OKA bosses were meeting with President Kenyatta at State House, with past cooperation’s having raised a ruckus.
The Monday night meeting comes days after OKA principals skipped a lunch meeting that was held at State House on January 13, regardless of getting invites.
Addressing journalists on January 14, Wetangula revealed that they received the invites after they had made different arrangements.
“We were engaged elsewhere in party activities. Remember this is the countdown to elections.
“For heaven’s sake, every party leader has a diary full.”
“You probably have people who have travelled all the way from Mandera to see you in Nairobi, you surely can’t abandon them for a lunch.
“You have to attend to them because they are the future of your party.
“We received the invitations and we have no difficulty in meeting the president, we have met him before and we will meet him in future.” Wetangula explained.
On January 15, Mudavadi caused nerves after skipping an OKA retreat which was held in Naivasha.
The ANC pioneer clarified that he was unable to attend the meeting as he was organising his party’s National Delegates Conference to be held on January 23.
Uhuru has openly declared support for Odinga’s Presidential bid, with pundits opining that he could be whipping OKA to rally behind the Azimio La Umoja Movement.
