UDA, ODM lawmakers set for joint Parliamentary Group meeting

The high-profile meeting, set to take place at the KCB Leadership Centre in Nairobi, will bring together all MPs from the two parties under the framework of the broad-based government arrangement.

Majority Leader Kimani Ichung’wah and his Minority counterpart Junet Mohamed confirmed to Citizen TV that the session will provide direction on implementing the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed by the two leaders in October last year.

President Ruto said the meeting would focus on strategies to strengthen national unity and accelerate development.

“On Monday, we are going to have a broad-based government meeting between lawmakers from ODM and Kenya Kwanza to agree on strong mechanisms to unite the country and push it forward,” the Head of State noted.

ODM’s Junet Mohamed echoed the sentiment, saying lawmakers will also deliberate on compensation for victims of recent protests.

“We are going to discuss agendas that will take the country forward, including helping communities affected by recent protests,” he stated.

Last week, President Ruto and Odinga appointed a five-member committee chaired by former ODM Secretary-General Agnes Zani to oversee the rollout of the 10-point agenda and recommendations of the National Dialogue Committee (NADCO) report.

The agenda for Monday’s session is also expected to touch on upcoming by-elections in which both ODM and UDA-affiliated parties have stakes, signaling an important test for the new political partnership.