- Azimio leaders are planning to also deliberate on a parallel bill to showcase their proposals.
- There are reports of a push to hold a separate meeting on Thursday in protest against the government.
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Retired President Uhuru Kenyatta and Azimio leader Raila Odinga have convened a key meeting for all elected leaders in Nairobi on Tuesday.
This even as it emerged that there could be plans by Azimio to hold parallel Madaraka Day celebrations.
The meeting that will be held at the Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Foundation is expected to also whip all Azimio MPs to reject the proposed Finance Bill, 2023.
It is also during the meeting that Uhuru and Raila will deliberate on a push by radical opposition MPs to hold a parallel Madaraka Day fete on Thursday.
On the same day, President William Ruto will be leading the nation to mark the 60th Madaraka Day at Embu Stadium.
Tuesday's meeting at the JOOF will scheme on how Azimio MPs will counter their Kenya Kwanza counterparts with the government determined to rail-load the bill through the house.
There are also reports that the opposition is planning to draft its own Finance Bill, 2023 to capture their views on government taxation measure.
Azimio Executive Council Chairperson and former Kakamega governor Wycliffe Oparanya confirmed Tuesday's meeting.
''Our meeting is on Scheduled for Tuesday this week at the Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Foundation. We will inform the public of our next course of action,'' he said.
It has also emerged that Kenya Kwanza is scheming to counter Raila's Thursday parallel Madaraka Day plans with an invitation to Uhuru to attend the Embu national fete.
The government has reportedly already invited Uhuru for the event in what is seen as a plan to legitimise Kenya Kwanza and also neutralise Azimio.
But Azimio is keen to have Uhuru attend the Tuesday meeting to send a message to the government that his place in the opposition is solid despite criticism from the government.