Martha Karua Announces Her Exit From Azimio

Martha Karua Announces Her Exit From Azimio

Martha Karua Announces Her Exit From Azimio: Martha Karua, leader of the NARC-Kenya Party, has announced her exit from the Azimio la Umoja One Kenya Coalition.

This decision comes after four senior officials of the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM), the main party in the coalition were nominated to the cabinet by President William Ruto on Wednesday.

Karua’s departure was made public through an official statement on her official social media handles.

In the notice, Karua stated, “Kindly take note that our stay in Azimio la Umoja One Kenya Coalition is not tenable due to the prevailing political developments.”

“As NARC Kenya by way of this letter, we are giving notice to exit the Coalition as stipulated in the exit clause(s) in the Coalition Agreement. This notice is effective from the date of this letter, “she added.

Notably, Karua was the presidential running mate for Azimio la Umoja One Kenya Coalition led by opposition chief Raila Odinga.

Yesterday, Raila’s allies including ODM Deputy Party leaders Hassan Ali Joho (Ministry of Mining) and Wycliffe Oparanya (Ministry of Cooperatives) were nominated to key cabinet positions.

ODM Chairman John Mbadi (Treasury) and National Assembly Minority Leader Opiyo Wandayi (Ministry of Energy) were also nominated as well.

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