Azimio has appointed Jubilee Secretary-General Jeremiah Kioni as head of the Legal and Technical team .
In a statement , Azimio leader Raila Odinga announced that Kioni and former Vice President Kalonzo Musyoka will Lead the talks on behalf of the opposition coalition.
The coalition has also appointed Ugunja MP Opiyo Wandayi as deputy chairperson and spokesperson of the Azimio team
He announced that Kalonzo would lead the dialogue team while Kioni would lead the legal and technical team.
“We have tasked our delegation and our technical teams, under the able leadership of Kalonzo and Kioni to go to these talks with courage of and open minds. It takes courage and open minds to establish common ground in situations of dispute,” Raila noted.
“We have told our delegation, and we want all Kenyans to understand that engaging in honest dialogue does not amount to surrender or cowardice. We must see it as an act of strength and a matter of common sense,” Raila stated in a press briefing.
The Azimio delegation team is led by Kalonzo, Wandayi, Eugene Wamalwa, Okong’o Omogeni and Malindi MP Amina Mnyanzi.
They will join the Kenya Kwanza team on talks led by National Assembly Kimani Ichung’wah, Senate Majority Leader Aaron Cheruiyot , Embu Governor Cecile Mbaririe, EALA MP Hassan Omar and Bungoma Woman rep Catherine Wambilinga.
The Azimio leader has further committed to calling out protests during the life of the negotiations.
Raila urged the Kenya Kwanza side to extend the same courtesy and end political acrimony during public rallies.
The opposition last week indicated that the talks should be conducted within the next 30 days.