Cord chiefs to begin talks on team for vote
Cord principals Kalonzo Musyoka, Raila Odinga and Moses Wetangula during the Saba Saba rally on July 7, 2014. Mr Musyoka Sunday urged Ukambani residents to rally behind him and support the referendum proposed by Cord. PHOTO | JEFF ANGOTE | FILE
What you need to know:
- Sources in the Opposition said some of the targeted technocrats in the private sector had been consulted for possible roles in the referendum committee.
- Mr Dennis Onyango, the spokesman for former Prime Minister Raila Odinga, confirmed that his boss and co-principals Kalonzo Musyoka and Moses Wetangula travelled to Mombasa on Monday.
Opposition leaders on Monday flew to Mombasa to begin preparing a list of people who will take charge of the push for a referendum.
Invited ostensibly by Mombasa Governor Hassan Ali Joho for Iftar (the first meal after a day of fasting) prayers, the coalition’s three principals will use the opportunity to discuss some of the names they want to champion the clamour for a vote on national issues.
Sources in the Opposition said some of the targeted technocrats in the private sector had been consulted for possible roles in the referendum committee.
Mr Dennis Onyango, the spokesman for former Prime Minister Raila Odinga, confirmed that his boss and co-principals Kalonzo Musyoka and Moses Wetangula travelled to Mombasa on Monday.
“The three of them flew to Mombasa (today) to attend an Iftar. They were invited by Governor Joho and could use the opportunity to discuss the issues surrounding the referendum,” he said on phone.
The leaders are pushing for a referendum on insecurity, corruption and cost of living, among other issues.
