The Azimio la Umoja coalition has opposed a statement by the Kenya Kwanza coalition listing five issues that will be discussed in the fresh talks between the two coalitions.

In a statement on Saturday, July 29, National Assembly Majority Leader Kimani Ichung’wah said the new committee with members from Azimio and Kenya Kwanza will discuss the reconstitution of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), implementation of the two-thirds gender rule and entrenchment of Constituency Development Fund.

Other issues include the establishment and entrenchment of the Office of the Leader of the Opposition and the embedment of the Office of Prime Cabinet Secretary. 

However Azimio in a separate statement accused the Kenya Kwanza coalition of releasing a one-sided statement saying its yet to table issues that will be discussed in the new committee.

“Azimio La Umoja Coalition party (AZIMIO) has taken note of the one-sided statement released by the majority leader of the National Assembly on behalf of the Kenya Kwanza(KK) regime.

“It should be noted that in our statement that was released before KK's, Azimio is yet to table its substantive issues,” Azimio stated.

The Raila Odinga-led coalition went on to say its four-point agenda in the talks will be the cost of living, electoral reforms, non-interference of coalitions, and police brutality.

“As Azimio, we reaffirm that our four point agenda remains the same; Cost of living, Electoral audit and reforms, Non interference in coalitions and their constituent parties and finally accountability and probe into police brutality that has claimed dozens of innocent lives,” the coalition reiterated.

Azimio's statement came after Kenyans raised questions online why the cost of living had not been listed as one of the issues to be discussed in the new arrangement.