President William Ruto and the Kenya Kwanza parliamentary group on Tuesday, April 11, nominated Kakamega senator Boni Khalwale to lead the faction in the bipartisan talks.
Other members included in the list of seven were Eldas Member of Parliament Adan Keynan, Tharaka MP George Murugara, nominated Senator Esther Okenyuri and Kibwezi West MP Mwengi Mutuse.
The other two were Taita Taveta Woman Representative Lydia Haika and Bomet Senator Hillary Sigei.
Ruto's faction maintained its commitment to ensuring that the issues raised by the faction were adequately addressed by the committee.
"The Parliamentary Group agreed with the President on a Parliamentary bipartisan approach in resolving such matters.
"We agreed with the President on the need to govern the country with the constitution and the rule of law," read the statement in part.
The seven Kenya Kwanza lawmakers are set to engage with their Azimio colleagues on the issues raised by both factions including the recruitment of commissioners of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC)
Azimio had already appointed a team of seven to represent them in the 14-member committee.
Senators Edwin Sifuna (Nairobi), Ledama Ole Kina (Narok) and Enock Wambua (Kitui) were included in the Azimio list.
The other Azimio representatives were from the National Assembly and included Amina Mnyanzi (Malindi), Millie Odhiambo (Suba North), David Pkosing (Pokot South) and Otiende Amollo (Rarieda).
"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," Azimio's statement read in part.
Dates for the engagements between the two sides are yet to be made public even as reports indicated that the team would begin their mandate immediately.
