Tetu MP Geoffrey Wandeto has dismissed the Memorandum of Understanding signed between the ruling United Democratic Alliance (UDA) and the opposition party the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM).
The MP termed the deal signed on Friday, March 7, 2025, to cement the working relationship between the two parties as illegal.
The MP said that of all the 10 points spelled out in the MoU, nine of them have constitutionally set out steps to provide solutions.
He wondered what additional benefits the former Prime Minister brings on board when there are constitutional ways of solving what is ailing the country.
Wandeto claimed that he did not see any sincerity in the agreement between the two parties.
“What we have done is something is undemocratic, unconstitutional and illegal. If you look at the 10 points of the MoU, other than number one which talks about the Nadco report, number two to 10, I'm wondering what it is that Raila is bringing onboard and what it is that government lacks to be able to implement these things.
“I wonder what are these instruments that we lacked to do the right thing as a government? Yet these instruments were handed to us by the drafters of the Constitution. I do not see the sincerity of this MoU,” The MP said on Citizen TV.
His remarks come barely a week after UDA and ODM signed the working agreement at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC).
The ceremony was presided over by President William Ruto and former Prime Minister Raila Odinga.
The MoU laid out 10 points that would form the basis for their working arrangement.
Some of the issues stated include an agreement to grant amnesty to those charged while exercising their rights to peaceful assembly.
The leaders also pledged to compensate victims of past protests.
Regarding the national debt, the MOU stipulates that an urgent audit must be conducted to establish how much has been borrowed in the past and how it has been used.
The document has stressed the need to slowly address the ballooning of the national debt and ensure accountability on future borrowing.
On tackling corruption, the two leaders have agreed to enhance the capacity of institutions charged with the mandate particularly the offices of the Auditor General, Controller of Budget, and EACC.
Additionally, the agreement seeks to address issues of leadership and integrity, proposing the establishment of a legal and institutional framework to tackle conflicts of interest among public servants.
