The National Super Alliance (NASA) coalition has overturned an earlier stated position that its lawmakers would boycott the first sitting of the 12th Parliament.
Bungoma Senator-elect Moses Wetangula on Wednesday stated that the leaders of the Opposition wing had unanimously decided to attend the inaugural session.
Mr Wetangula, however, emphasised that the Members of Parliament and the Senators would only be in the house for the purpose of taking the oath of office.
This means that the NASA MPs will not participate in the first order of business which is to elect the house speakers.
The NASA leader also cautioned the elected leaders from the coalition's affiliate parties not to defect to the ruling party in a bid to attract development for the regions they represent.
Wetangula also conveyed that the Parliamentary Group meeting had resolved to have a members' retreat in the coming week, where the lawmakers will decide on who will represent them in the bi-cameral house as minority leaders.
Led by Suna East MP Junet Mohamed, the MPs had declared they would not attend the swearing in at the House until the court case challenging President Uhuru Kenyatta's re-election was heard and determined.
The legislators had accused President Kenyatta of acting in bad faith by calling the first sitting of Parliament despite the pending poll petition.
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