President William Ruto’s team tasked with overseeing the
implementation of the National Dialogue Committee report and 10-point agenda
has rolled out a comprehensive roadmap of activities, setting the stage for a
new phase of the broad based political truce.
In the roadmap, unveiled in Nairobi on Friday, the five-member
team chaired former nominated Senator Agnes Zani announced back-to-back public
engagements beginning October.
During the public forums, the implementation team will meet
various stakeholders including women, youths, professional agencies, clergy,
members of civil society, youth and women organisations, academia and people
living with disabilities.
“We want to move very first that by October we shall begin our
engagements,” Zani said.
Among its top priorities are a relook into the existing
policies, legislative agenda and administrative measures necessary for the
implementation of the Nadco report and the 10-point items.
The Zani-led committee also urged Kenyans to turn out in large
numbers for upcoming public engagement forums.
She said the forums would provide citizens with a chance to
shape the rollout of key proposals contained in the report as well as the
memorandum of understanding signed between President Ruto and ODM leader Raila
Odinga.
Committee members stressed that the process would only succeed
if Kenyans actively participate and give their views.
“The committee invites members of the public and various
stakeholders in the various scheduled forume in the days ahead as shall be
notified,” Zani said.
They assured the public that all voices—including those of
ordinary wananchi—would be considered in shaping the final framework for implementation.
The committee is seen as a proof of Ruto’s commitment to honoring
the accord and stabilising the political climate.
The team also settled on governance expert Javas Bigambo to
deputise Zani.
“The committee has organised its operations and has elected
Javas Bigambo as the vice chair and has formed five sub-committees through
which the public and the various stakeholders will be engaged,” the committee
said in a statement.
Other members of the committee are Fatuma Ibrahim, Gabriel
Oguda and Kevin Kiarie.
The executive directors of both UDA and ODM who are heading its
secretariat also support the team.
