Azimio Secretary-General Junet Mohamed has assured Kenyans that the coalition is still on course to pick its running mate.
Junet says that the selection panel chaired by Noah Wekesa is working to ensure that whoever they choose fits the bill.
“As far as I am concerned everything is ongoing smoothly, I have not seen any fallouts within the selection panel.
Just know when there is a fallout, we know how to deal with it but as of now no member of the committee has reported anything,” said Mohamed.
The talks of fallouts started yesterday after Kitui Senator Enoch Wambua said that he was considering quitting the team while on a campaign tour in Kitui West.
He was raising query on how the name of Kitui governor Charity Ngilu got to the shortlisted list.
“What the presidential candidate asked the panel to do is to get him a suitable deputy who will help him win the elections not considering friendship, emotion activism, which will not help in winning election,” Wambua said.
The senator representing Wiper Party leader Kalonzo Musyoka insisted that the panel was not acting according to the code of ethic.
“If I interrogate the panel and establish that we have just been put there to rubber-stamp a pre-determined decision that is not good and suitable, take it from me, I as Enoch Kiio Wambua I will easily resign from the outfit,” said the lawmaker.
Junet, however, shrugged the discontent by the senator stating that all is well.
“The committee will speak for itself and they will share what they have with Kenyans.
I cannot speak for Senator Wambua or anyone else within the committee,” said Mohammed.
Wekesa stated this as he added the names of Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Peter Munya, deputy ODM leader Wycliffe Oparanya and Nakuru Governor Lee Kinyanjui to the list bringing the number of candidates to eleven.
The seven other leaders who were initially shortlisted include Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka, Narc Kenya’s Martha Karua and Mombasa Governor Hassan Joho.