Kenya Kwanza's bipartisan talks wing insists that the talks with the azimio la Umoja side remain because they have not initiated any withdrawal process.

The party that presented itself for the negotiations in Bomas of Kenya, led by joint committee co-chair George Muragara, accused Azimio of suspending the talks without providing a formal letter.

Murugara told reporters that the azimio side has not written to say they are not coming back, and they have not invoked any of the remaining clauses to tell us that they are not coming back, adding that the kenya kwanza side will wait for them.

PHOTO | COURTESY  George Murugara

Murugara claims a framework agreement indicating how either team can withdraw from the talks. Kenya Kwanza wants The IEBC selection team, should continue with the recruiting process because the commission has a lot at stake, including the border review.

 The Azimio coalition, led by Opposition leader Raila Odinga, announced during a public protest at Nairobi's Kamukunji Grounds that they would not engage in the talks following the contentious Finance Bill 2023 passing.

PHOTO | COURTESY Raila Odinga


On Sunday, at the homecoming ceremony for the newly elected head of the Luo Council of Elders in Kisumu, Odinga urged Kenyans to turn out in huge numbers on Friday to protest what he called the executive's seizure of parliament.

According to Azimio authorities, the Finance Act of 2023 is repressive and will only damage Kenyans by boosting the cost of living.

PHOTO | COURTESY Raila Odinga

He stated that all members of parliament who voted in favour of the law had been compromised; they no longer listened to what the mwananchi had to say; instead, they were dancing to the tune of President Ruto. Kenyans are being forced to pay these levies by the government.

Nyando legislator Jared Okello, for his part, chastised Kenya Kwanza leaders for criticizing the courts in response to Friday's court judgment prohibiting implementing the new finance law.