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Mixed fortunes as bipartisan talks end with no deal on cost of living

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National Dialogue Committee co-chair Kimani Ichungwa and former vice president Kalonzo Musyoka after signing the Bipartisan Talk agreement on Sunday, November 25, 2023. [Dennis Kavisu, Standard]

The nation was kept waiting for hours on the day that the much-awaited bipartisan talks report was to be released.

And after behind-the-scenes haggling that saw the mid-day announcement pushed to 5pm, the National Dialogue Committee co-chaired by National Assembly Majority Leader Kimani Ichung'wah and former Vice President Kalonzo Musyoka emerged at 8.20pm at Hilton Garden Inn to announce they had agreed on the majority of the agenda save for how to tackle the high cost of living.

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