Narok Senator Ledama ole Kina and his Nairobi counterpart Edwin Sifuna are among a team of seven legislators who were picked by Azimio la Umoja on Thursday, April 6, to represent the faction in the scheduled bi-partisan parliamentary engagements.
In the list sent to Kenyans.co.ke by Kanu party secretary of political affairs, Fredrick Okango, Kitui Senator Enoch Wambua was also among Raila's chosen confidants.
The other four were from the National Assembly, including Amina Mnyanzi (Malindi), Millie Odhiambo (Suba North), David Pkosing (Pokot South) and Otiende Amollo (Rarieda).
Raila's team of seven was picked during the Azimio la Umoja parliamentary group meeting in Machakos County.
The ODM boss chaired the meeting which was also attended by the coalition's top leadership including Narc Kenya leader Martha Karua.
Azimio picked the team of seven following the faction's agreement to call off demonstrations and engage with the government side on four issues they had raised.
President William Ruto's Kenya Kwanza is yet to release its list of parliamentarians to engage with Azimio.
In the meeting, the Raila-led faction reiterated the need to have the team expanded outside parliament as they maintained that they were not interested in sharing the government.
"The joint committee should recommend measures to lower the cost of unga, fuel, electricity and school fees and conduct a review and forensic audit of the servers used by the IEBC before, during, and after the 2022 presidential election,
"Review the appointment and dismissal of IEBC Commissioners, including their tenure of office, and recommend institutional, policy, legal, and constitutional mechanisms, restructuring and reforms of the IEBC," read the statement in part.
Ruto on the other hand insisted that the issues would only be addressed in parliament as they had the mandate to amend laws.
The President made the remarks while touring Nyandarua County.
