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President Ruto and Raila Odinga have signed an MOU, signalling a new era of collaboration between United Democratic Alliance (UDA) and Orange Democratic Movement (ODM)
President William Ruto and former Prime Minister Raila Odinga have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that will see the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) and the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) work together.
The agreement was announced on Friday afternoon at an event held at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC) in Nairobi and attended by several high-profile leaders, including politicians from Kenya Kwanza-affiliated parties and the ODM party.
Among the key agreements reached between the two leaders are the full implementation of the National Dialogue Committee (NADCO) report, addressing youth unemployment, and the implementation of the two-thirds gender rule.
Secondly, Ruto and Raila also agreed to enhance inclusivity among Kenyans regardless of their religion and political affiliations. According to the leaders, enhancing inclusivity would improve opportunities for all Kenyans, especially public appointments.
In the MoU read by ODM Secretary General Edwin Sifuna, jointly with his UDA counterpart Hassan Omar, Raila and Ruto also agreed to promote leadership and integrity by curbing the opulence of leaders and providing a legal framework to address conflicts of interest within government institutions.
The two leaders also signed an agreement to protect and promote the rule of law and uphold constitutionalism.
Further, in the agreement, the government also committed to exercising the right to peaceful assembly, and compensation of all pending claims of rights victims.
The Head of State and the former Prime Minister also signed an agreement for the immediate audit of the country’s national debt, detailing how each debt taken by Kenya was used.
Additionally, Raila and Ruto submitted to end corruption in the country and stop wastage of public resources, particularly by leaders within the government.
Under the broad-based government, the duo also heeded to protect devolution as provided by the 2010 Constitution, which allowed the establishment of the 47 Counties.
To ensure seamless collaboration, the two leaders agreed to hold frequent consultations on pressing issues of interest to Kenyans and engage necessary expertise to address critical matters of national interest.
The latest development comes a day after the former prime minister concluded his two-week consultative tour across the country as he sought Kenyans’ input on his next political move.
Kenyans.co.ke