Trade Cabinet Secretary Moses Kuria seems to have softened his stance over the bipartisan talks between the government and the opposition.

In a tweet from his official Twitter handle, MITI CS Moses Kuria, @HonMoses_Kuria, he says the resumption of talks is good for investments and the economy.

“Violence is not the way to resolve political differences, it’s time to pull together as a nation with a strong government and even a stronger opposition to keep us in check,” the controversial CS tweeted.

He added: “To my bosses @WilliamRuto and @RailaOdinga, you are on the right side of history. All Kenyans are behind you for as long as we do not create another mongrel like the Nusu Mkate confusion.”

Kuria is among senior officials in government and politicians who have maintained an uncompromising stand over negotiations between President William Ruto’s administration and the Raila Odinga-led Opposition regarding the protests against the rising cost of living.

In public and social media, he has spared no effort to criticize the opposition leader over the demonstrations, sometimes using unsavoury language.

Meanwhile, ODM has responded to South Africa’s opposition politician Julius Malema, who “warned” Raila to stop “disrupting” Kenya.

In a statement signed by ODM Secretary General Edwin Sifuna, the party said Malema was blinded by government propaganda not seeing the high taxes, the rising cost of living and the government’s refusal to listen to its people.

“I have no doubt that if Malema was Kenyan, his red army would have joined us in their numbers on the streets, similar to what they recently did in South Africa,” Sifuna added.