Kenya’s government and opposition have agreed to form a joint committee which aims to resolve their differences, senior politicians from both sides said, after a series of opposition protests over the cost of living and tax increases.

Opposition coalition Azimio la Umoja and the government coalition led by President William Ruto’s Kenya Kwanza issued separate statements on Saturday confirming the talks.

Moreover, opposition leader Raila Odinga had called for a number of protests earlier this month, causing widespread disruption and in some cases violent confrontations with police in which more than two dozen people were killed and many others injured.

A joint statement by both parties said the committee would be comprised of four members of parliament, four members from outside parliament, and the majority and minority. Both sides agreed that opposition to a controversial financial bill signed into law in June should be decided in court where it is being challenged. On Friday, an appeals court lifted a suspension placed on a law that would double the value-added tax on fuel and introduce a new housing levy.