Former Prime Minister Raila Odinga has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with President Ruto, integrating the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party into the Kenya Kwanza administration.
In the MoU read by ODM Secretary General Edwin Sifuna, jointly with his UDA counterpart Hassan Omar, the two leaders agreed to full implementation of the National Dialogue Committee report, addressing youth unemployment, and the full implementation of the two-thirds gender rule.
They have also agreed to enhance inclusivity among Kenyans regardless of their religion.
President Ruto, ex-PM Odinga sign MoU at KICC. Photo: Courtesy.
According to the leaders, enhancing inclusivity will improve opportunities for all Kenyans in public appointments.
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.
An agreement to protect and promote the rule of law and uphold constitutionalism was also included in the signing.
The agreement moreover called on the government to exercise the right to peaceful assembly, and compensation of all pending claims of rights victims.
The two also signed an agreement for the immediate audit of the country’s national debt, detailing how each debt taken by Kenya was used.
Furthermore, Raila and Ruto agreed to end corruption in the country and stop wastage of public resources.
The signing 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.
