Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga on Sunday called for the cancellation of demonstrations scheduled for Monday, announcing that his party would engage in dialogue with the government, after two weeks of protests in the country.
This follows a call for calm by President William Ruto during a speech to the "nation" from the presidential palace.
"In light of the above, we are backing down from our demonstrations for Monday," Odinga told reporters, while retaining his right to call for new demonstrations if the dialogue did not produce results within a week.
The opposition leader stressed that the rights of assembly, demonstration, protest and expression are firmly established "as enshrined in our constitution".
On Thursday, Kenya saw sporadic clashes between protesters and police, part of ongoing protests against the government and inflation.
Odinga called for demonstrations every Monday and Thursday, accusing Ruto of "stealing" August's presidential election and of being illegitimate and unable to curb high prices.