President William Ruto and his deputy Rigathi Gachagua have retreated to their villages for the Easter holiday.
The two are said to have left for their respective rural residences in Uasin Gishu and Nyeri respectively on Thursday.
This is after a busy schedule that saw them traverse the three counties of Kwale, Nyandarua and Nakuru launching development projects.
A communication from Ruto’s office states that he will be away for the entire Easter period and will resume normal activities on Tuesday.
“We have no major activities for the whole this holiday. The president is spending his time with the family,” said a senior official from his office.
They are taking their time off work at a time a Kenya Kwanza parliamentary group meeting has been planned for Tuesday.
Ruto is expected to chair the session that will bring together all elected leaders from the affiliate parties in the Alliance.
The side is expected to name negotiators to sit in the bipartisan parliamentary committee to face off with those from the Opposition wing in the talks aimed at agreeing on the reconstitution of IEBC.
Ruto is said to have been meeting some of his close allies at the Eldoret state lodge since Friday to strategize for the meeting.
Azimio la Umoja of Raila Odinga has already picked Senators Ledama Ole Kina (Narok), Edwin Sifuna (Nairobi), Enoch Wambua (Kitui) and Malindi MP Amina Mnyanzi.
Others are MPs Millie Odhiambo (Suba North), David PKosing (Pokot South) and Rarieda’s Otiende Amollo.
It has also laid down the terms of reference for its members in the joint Taskforce while giving a strict timeframe of 30 days to the Committee to finalise the process and present its report to Parliament.
“We reserve our right to call for demonstrations should this process not bear fruit,” a statement after a PG meet read in part.
Apart from its earlier demands on the cost of living and auditing of IEBC servers before and after the 2022 poll, it also wants a review of circumstances that led to the dismissal of the IEBC Cherera Four commissioners with a view to reinstating them.
The members are also required to review and recommend changes in the law that will entrench party discipline.
This, the leaders said will see MPs who cross party lines after elections to seek a fresh mandate from the electorate and allow parties to replace nominated MPs who cross party lines.
Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka warned their negotiators against being influenced in whatever way by their opponents.
Kalonzo told the members to remain firm and committed to delivering on the aspirations of the Azimio la Umoja noting those who fail the test will be recalled.
“When you get out there and we see your body language is changing we shall recall you unapologetically,” Kalonzo asserted.