Wednesday, November 29, 2023 –Azimio PG meeting has endorsed recommendations of National Dialogue Committee, half heratedly.
Orange Dekocratic Movement ODM Party leader Raila Odinga today Wednesday November 29 described the report as “unfinished but a good start” for political tolerance in the country.
“We had hoped that as the talks progressed while life got harder for Kenyans, Kenya Kwanza leaders could have the empathy, soften their hearts and agree to lessen the burden their policies had imposed on Kenyans,” Azimio PG statement read partly.
Secretary General Edwin Sifuna argued that the document stands challanged because it is still incomplete.
“The document the team has come up with is, ultimately, imperfect and unfinished. But it is a beginning. We have agreed to disagree on the most important matter to us. We made what we believed were reasonable proposals on how to address the rising cost of living,” he said.
In the official statement, Raila’s Azimio wing maintained that there was need to give the government another chance through the talks but the State did little to utilise it.
“The government side flatly refused terming it their exclusive business and further arguing that they got the mandate of Kenyans to execute their Kenya Kwanza economic agenda.
“We will be engaging Kenyans further in the coming weeks as we must because the pain of the cost of living is really unbearable.” Odinga noted
In today’s press briefing by the opposition, Martha Karua and Eugene Wamalwa were conspicuously missing in action.
