UDA, ODM MPs agree to fast-track NADCO report implementation

Meeting for their first-ever joint parliamentary group session, MPs from the two rival parties agreed on an implementation matrix that sets clear timelines for the process.

The committee, chaired by former ODM Secretary-General Agnes Zani, has been tasked with spearheading the work immediately and presenting a final report by March 7, 2025—coinciding with the first anniversary of the UDA-ODM Memorandum of Understanding.

President William Ruto, his deputy Prof. Kithure Kindiki, and ODM leader Raila Odinga attended the meeting, where the main focus was how to actualize the NADCO recommendations that the opposition had been pushing.

According to the framework, the Zani-led team will begin stakeholder consultations next week, engaging the Prime Cabinet Secretary, the Head of Public Service and Secretary to the Cabinet, the Office of the President’s Delivery Unit, the Council of Governors, and the Speakers of both Houses of Parliament.

In addition, the committee will conduct extensive public participation. Recruitment and training of field officers is scheduled for October, after which the team will roll out countywide engagements, invite written memoranda through print and electronic platforms, and hold targeted consultations with special groups and agencies. The process will culminate in a national public consultation forum in Nairobi.

A progress review is scheduled for December, when the joint parliamentary group will reconvene to assess the pace of implementation.

Speaking at the meeting, Raila Odinga emphasized the importance of the initiative: “We chose to have a country rather than deal with a collapsed nation,” he said, underscoring the need for consensus in driving reforms.

The two parties are also planning to celebrate the first anniversary of their political pact on March 7, 2025. The celebrations will be marked by the public release of the final implementation report by President Ruto and Mr. Odinga.