Ichung’wah Sparks Rift with Azimio Leaders Months After NADCO Agreement
Kimani Ichung’wah, the Majority Leader of the National Assembly, has taken steps to address the increasing disagreement among the parties involved in the formation of the National Dialogue Committee (NADCO) report.
During a Sunday church service, the Kikuyu Member of Parliament affirmed that the execution of the report was proceeding smoothly, following the approval by Parliament.
His confidence arises following skepticism voiced by several opposition leaders regarding the State’s commitment to implementing all the recommendations outlined in the final report endorsed by both President William Ruto and opposition leader Raila Odinga.
“The report is being implemented exactly how we passed it in Parliament. Yesterday I saw a person like Eugene Wamalwa who had refused to append his signature to the report claiming that we do not have goodwill,” he stated.
“What greater goodwill did we need other than those of us in Kenya Kwanza all upended our signature while Eugene refused to sign claiming the cost of living was high.”
Ichung’wah substantiated his argument by highlighting that Kenyan citizens were already enjoying the advantages of reduced prices on certain essential food items like maize flour and sugar.
“President William Ruto has given us subsidized fertilizer. The price of maize flour was Ksh210, today it is Ksh120 or Ksh110. Sugar, which was Ksh460 is now Ksh240,” he added.
“I want to confirm that the NADCO report as adopted by Parliament will be implemented and we have all the goodwill to implement that report in the manner it was passed.”
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The legislator additionally guaranteed that all the modifications to legislation endorsed by the committee were already in progress, which includes the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) Bill.
“We have already published bills. The IEBC Bill to reconstitute a new Commission and as soon we reopen Parliament, we shall begin work on that Bill.”
“Kalonzo should not be worried that no bill will be implemented. What court has halted, we shall deal with the courts,” he explained.
Wamalwa expressed regret that he chose not to sign the report because he was concerned that the opposition might not receive fair treatment during its execution.
“I stated before when l declined to append my signature on the NADCO report and l believe my fears are being confirmed, that the Bomas talks lacked good faith, as the KK team did not come to the Dialogue table with clean hands but was hiding dangerous cards under the table, one of which was to reject Azimio proposals on lowering the high taxes and cost of living, because they intended subsequently to increase taxes as they are doing, and the second and most dangerous is to block the audit of the 2022 elections and unilaterally reconstitute IEBC,” Wamalwa lamented.
Kalonzo supported Wamalwa’s perspective, alleging that the governing party was hindering the execution of the report.
Ichung’wah Sparks Rift with Azimio Leaders Months After NADCO Agreement
