Azimio La Umoja Spokesperson, Prof Makau Mutua, has delivered a straightforward message to coalition members who do not endorse the National Dialogue Committee (NADCO) report.
n response to criticism from fellow Azimio co-principals Martha Karua and Eugene Wamalwa, who openly rejected the report’s recommendations, Makau encouraged dissenting members to consider leaving the coalition.
In an interview on Monday, Makau emphasized that Azimio is not a compulsory alliance, stating, “Azimio isn’t a forced marriage.
Please leave if you can’t support the NADCO report, which is the product of the party’s agreed democratic processes.”
Martha Karua, the leader of the NARC Kenya party, expressed her discontent with the NADCO report on December 8.
She criticized the report for its alleged failure to address crucial issues such as the cost of living, an audit of the 2022 General Election, and the respect for political parties and multiparty democracy.
Karua argued that the report favored leadership over the well-being of citizens, calling it a “fraud upon Kenyans” and a “distracting national smokescreen.”
Similarly, Eugene Wamalwa, a co-principal of Azimio and a member of the NADCO committee, refused to sign the report and rejected the sitting allowance.
He asserted that the committee did not adequately address the vital issue of the cost of living, stating, “I didn’t and will not append my signature to the NADCO report because I believe we did not do justice to the single most important issue to Kenyans: the cost of living.”
The NADCO report, presented on November 25 under the leadership of Kalonzo Musyoka and Kimani Ichungw’ah, proposed recommendations, including a suggestion to reduce road maintenance and anti-adulteration levies.
Notably, President William Ruto, from the ruling Kenya Kwanza coalition, embraced the NADCO recommendations, commending the committee’s four-month effort.
As the dissent within Azimio continues, Makau Mutua’s call for members to support the NADCO report or leave highlights the challenges within the coalition regarding the acceptance of the committee’s findings.
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