East Africa Legislative Assembly (EALA) Member of Parliament Kanini Kega has demanded the inclusion of the Jubilee party in the ceasefire talks between President William Ruto and former Prime Minister Raila Odinga.
In a statement on Tuesday, August 15, Kega stated that he will move to court should the demand not be met.
While justifying his demands, Kega explained that Jubilee is one of the largest parties in the country which should have a seat at the table in the talks being led by Wiper Party Leader Kalonzo Musyoka and National Assembly Majority Leader Kimani Ichung'wah.
"If the Jubilee party will not be represented in the dialogue talks then we meet in court! For your information, Jubilee is the third largest party in Kenya," he stated.
Even as Kega made the demands, it is instructive to note that embattled Jubilee Party Secretary General Jeremiah Kioni is currently leading Azimio's technical team which was put together to give technical advice to the main team and set the agenda for the talks.
However, the Jubilee Party faction led by Kega and former Murang'a Woman Representative Sabina Chege has been left out of the talks.
Azimio's negotiation team consists of Kalonzo, National Assembly Minority Leader Opiyo Wandayi (ODM), DAP Party Leader Eugene Wamalwa, Nyamira Senator Okon'go Omogeni (ODM) and Malindi MP Amina Mnyazi (ODM).
Kenya Kwanza on the other hand is represented by Senate Majority Leader Aaron Cheruiyot (UDA), Embu Governor Cecily Mbarire (UDA), EALA MP Hassan Omar (UDA) and Bungoma Woman Representative Catherine Wambilianga (FORD-K).
Notably, the inclusion of the former ruling party during the bipartisan talks was one of the contentious issues that almost led to the collapse of the dialogue during the first round. At the time, Ruto's team had named Eldas MP Adan Keynan to its team.
Azimio maintained that Keynan was elected under its coalition.
Keynan was eventually replaced by Saku MP Ali Rasso Dido.
