Nairobi — Orange Democratic Motion (ODM) leader Raila Odinga says the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed with the United Democratic Alliance is no longer a coalition.
Speaking after the signing of the framework, Odinga indicated that the success of the agreement might perchance well moreover originate the door for talks a few likely merger.
He pointed out that the agreement became geared toward addressing the existing political, social, and financial challenges within the country.
“Today, you have signed a memorandum of understanding between the Orange Democratic Movement and the United Democratic Alliance. The key goal of the MoU is to help ease the prevailing tensions in the country, console the population, alleviate their suffering, and move the country forward by addressing the critical social, political, and economic issues our people are grappling with today,” he stated.
He emphasised that as leaders of the country’s most arresting political parties, they had chosen to construct a stable nation rather than merely engage in political fights.
“They say any madman can kick down a barn, but it takes a good carpenter to build one. We have agreed to help build a barn for our country, rather than merely kick down what we have,” he acknowledged.
Odinga highlighted that the two parties would expend their impression to perform a huge-essentially essentially based and inclusive platform to address Kenya’s urgent challenges.
“We’ve agreed to use our parties as a broad platform, bringing together various voices, opinions, and concerns to address the critical challenges facing the country through a formation that is truly national and inclusive in outlook,” he stated.
Among the key points prioritized within the MoU is childhood unemployment, which Odinga acknowledged had led to frustration and vulnerability among young Kenyans.
“A core problem we agreed to prioritize is youth unemployment and the resulting hopelessness that has made them easy fodder in political contests in which there’s nothing tangible for them,” he famed.
He extra emphasised that the agreement commits every parties to uphold the Constitution, rule of law, and admire for human rights, while also tackling corruption, poverty, inequality, and inefficiency in public establishments.
The ODM leader underscored the necessity to toughen devolution as a arrangement of guaranteeing equitable development across the country. He extra published that the coalition would push for counties to get no longer no longer up to Sh450 billion within the 2025-2026 financial yr.
“We commit to protect and to strengthen devolution as a machinery for ensuring a more inclusive development across the country. In this regard, we will be tabling a proposal that counties should get not less than Sh450 billion in the 2025-2026 financial year,” Odinga stated.
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He also reiterated the necessity for passable funding of political parties, pointing out that they play a foremost aim in representing the aspirations of the of us.
Extra, Odinga acknowledged the MoU would present a platform to revisit key constitutional provisions on leadership and integrity, corruption in public service, traditional freedoms, and the preservation of the rule of law.
Odinga clarified that the MoU would no longer amount to the formation of a political coalition between ODM and UDA now. Then again, he famed that its a success implementation might perchance well moreover lay the groundwork for a broader political alliance.
“We make it clear that the memorandum we have signed today does not define the formation of a political coalition between ODM and UDA. However, its successful implementation could inform the basis of steps toward the establishment of a broadly constitutive and progressive formation for a stable country in the future,” he explained.
He known as on Kenyans who desire a stable, inclusive, and modern nation to offer a cling to the initiative, urging leaders to position apart political grandstanding and work in direction of cohesion.
“We urge all Kenyans who are interested in having a stable, inclusive, and progressive country, devoid of grandstanding and alienation of whole communities and regions, to rally behind this formation in the interest of our nation,” Odinga acknowledged.
The MoU, signed by every President William Ruto and Raila Odinga, is anticipated to lay the foundation for a brand detached skills of political collaboration geared toward nationwide cohesion and financial transformation.
