Kenya Kwanza has formed a 5-member team to engage with the Azimio la Umoja coalition to resolve the political impasse between the government and the opposition.
The leaders include National Assembly Majority Leader Kimani Ichung’wah, Senate Majority Leader Aaron Cheruiyot, Governor Cecily Mbarire, Hassan Omar, and Catherine Wambilianga.
Ichung’wah chastised the Azimio team for failing to honour Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo’s request not to be mentioned in any public statements, claiming a lack of decency on the part of the opposition.
Furthermore, the Majority Leader stated that the Raila Odinga-led faction must adhere to the five issues agreed upon at the meeting.
This included the reconstitution of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), the implementation of the 2/3 gender rule, and the entrenchment of the Constituency Development Fund (CDF).
The final two issues were the establishment and entrenchment of the Office of the Leader of the Opposition and the embedding of the office of Prime Cabinet Secretary.
“For avoidance of doubt, brutality shall no longer and shall never be part of our nation’s political discourse. As agreed, there shall be no discussion of whatever nature on matters handshake or ‘nusu mkate,” the statement read in part.
