Written By John Mutiso 📝
The Azimio La Umoja-One Kenya Alliance has stated that it will form an advisory council to help settle the debate over a presidential running mate ahead of the August elections.
In their Thursday April 21 meeting held at Kenyatta International Conference Center (KICC), the coalition deliberated on the best way forward to galvanize votes for Mr. Odinga so as to ensure that he clinches the presidency in the August 9 elections.
“The council also resolves to appoint an advisory panel to recommend to the presidential candidate suitable candidates for nomination as deputy presidential candidate,” ODM Director of Elections Junet Mohamed told journalists shortly after the meeting.
The Council led by President Kenyatta also, through the National Executive Council (NEC), was mandated to to create a campaign strategy that would provide them a large number of seats in both the Senate and Parliament, in order to ensure that Kenya Kwanza did not have legislative power in the next regime.
“Azimio La Umoja-One Kenya forms the majority in parliament and in all the 47 counties of our republic,’ said Mohamed.
Odinga, Narc- Kenya’s Martha Karua, Wiper Party leader Kalonzo Musyoka, KANU’s Gideon Moi, and Mombasa Governor Hassan Joho were among those in attendance.
President Kenyatta presided over the coalition’s first council meeting, which will always be led by him to ensure that those interested in positions are heard and their grievances are addressed in a timely manner.
