The Azimio La Umoja team, in a letter shared by the ODM communication Director Philip Etale and signed by the Wiper Boss Kalonzo Musioka has written a letter to the Majority Leader Kimani Ichungwa.
In a letter seen by the K47 digital news team, it reads: “Leader of the Majority Party in the National Assembly.
Last week, the leaders of Azimio la Umoja One Kenya Coalition Party and Kenya Kwanza met. At the meeting, the two sides agreed to establish a committee to deliberate on the increasingly worrying state of our nation.
In the last couple of days, both Azimio and Kenya Kwanza have named the parties to the envisaged
talks.
In light of the urgency of the issues, the anxiety of our people and in the interest of a speedy resolution to the issues afflicting our nation, we today extend an invitation to the Kenya Kwanza National Dialogue Team, the Leader of the Majority Party in the National Assembly, and the designated leader of the Kenya Kwanza delegation for the initial joint meeting of both parties at the Serena Hotel, Nairobi, on Monday, August 7, 2023, at 11 am.
We have taken this step because we believe time is of the essence. While a lot of hard work wilI be
needed to resolve the issues at hand, we believe a speedy start and a time bound program is necessary to put the nation at ease.
Consequently, we believe this process should come to an end at the close of August, 2023.
As a party, we believe that if all concerned show the courage and commitment, there is now a real
chance that, before the 1st of September, Kenya will be reunited.
We remain committed to negotiating in good faith on the basis of a plan to achieve a comprehensive settlement of the country’s problems through dialogue.
Additionally, we attach utmost significance to the issues at hand. The formation of our delegation to the talks was therefore informed by the weight we attach to the issues.
For purposes of continued clarity, we restate that our team is as follows:
- H.E. STEPHEN KALONZO MUSYOKA- DELEGATION LEADER.
- HON. JAMES OPIYO WANDAYI, THE LEADER OF MINORITY PARTY.
- HON. EUGENE WAMALWA-PARTY LEADER, DAP.
- HON, OKONGO OMOGENI-SENATOR, NYAMIRA.
- HON. AMINA MNYAZI, MP, MALINDL.
We further reiterate that the issues for discussion from our side remain as follows:
- The cost of living.
- Audit of the 2022 Presidential Election Results.
- Restructuring and Reconstitution of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Com and Related Matters.
- Measures to Prevent Interference with Political Parties.
- Outstanding Constitutional Matters (governance issues, adequate checks and balance question of boundaries delimitation.
As a party, we commit to respect the issues listed by Kenya Kwanza for the talks, w
follows:
- The reconstitution of the IEBC Commission.
- Implementation of two-thirds gender rule.
- Entrenchment of Constituency development fund.
- Establishment and entrenchment of the Office of the Leader of the Opposition.
- Embedment of the Office of Prime Cabinet Secretary.
Our initial discussions shall take cognizance of the already signed Framework document
bipartisan talks. We commend the constructive spirit and political will displayed so far as we face historic responsibilities,for bringing about a just and lasting peace in Kenya.
