Bipartisan team writes to the president, demands funding among others conditions for talks.
The Bipartisan team writes to the president ; This comes after both parties; Azimio la umoja and Kenya kwanza finally agreed to let the talks initiated by President Ruto to go on.
The team has now issued demands to both the National Assembly and the senate, seeking funding that will help them go on with the mediation.
The legislators argued that they are not making positive progress because of the fact that there’s inadequate funding for that matter.
Rarieda Member of Parliament Otiende Amollo, a co-chair of the bipartisan team, highlighted that they also wanted Speakers Moses Wetangula (National Assembly) and Amason Kingi (Senate) to anchor the bipartisan team’s formation within the law.
He stated,“We are not seeking formalization from parliament. We thus issued notification for recognition.”
The member of parliament, Otiende also revealed that they have formed a sub-committee to prioritise the reconstitution of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) selection panel.
He stated,“We have constituted a subcommittee of six members. On the Azimio side, Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna, Kitui Senator Enock Wambua and Suba North MP Millie Odhiambo are members.”
“From the Kenya Kwanza side, we have Bungoma Senator Boni Khalwale, Bomet Senator Hilary Sigei and Kibwezi West MP Mwengi Mutuse,”he added.
According to Murugara, there’s a need to expand the bipartisan talks, to even include members outside parliament.
He stated,”We want to expand this team. Although we will not be adding more members to the 14-member team, we will bring in other members who will serve as a technical team.”
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