• The political focus in Kenya is on the new 5-member committee tasked to oversee the NADCO report. Unveiled just yesterday, on August 6, 2025, by President Ruto and opposition leader Raila Odinga, this team is a fresh attempt to work towards the stalled promises.

Kenya’s political spotlight is now on a newly unveiled 5-member committee, announced on August 6, 2025, by President William Ruto and former Prime Minister Raila Odinga.

Tasked with implementing the National Dialogue Committee (NADCO) report and the March 2025 Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), the team chaired by Agnes Zani and including policy analyst Gabriel Oguda marks a renewed effort to revive stalled reforms.

The committee's formation has sparked intense conversation in social media platforms particularly X, with Kenyans following its progress under the trending hashtag #NADCOWatch and #NADCOreport. The discussions reflect a mix of anticipation and civic engagement with users dissecting committee's mandate and potential impact on national dialogue reforms.

The committee’s formation follows months of legal setbacks and accusations from opposition leaders that the Kenya Kwanza government was dragging its feet on key issues, including the 2022 electoral audit and compensation for protest victims.

The hope for NADCO was reignited in March 2025, when President Ruto and Raila Odinga signed a historic Memorandum of Understanding at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC). After months of stalled progress and rising public pressure, the agreement marked a renewed commitment to national dialogue and reform.

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NADCO was created in mid-2023, following intense protests and political unrest in Kenya between March and July 2023. The formation was a result of an agreement between President William Ruto and Raila Odinga to initiate bipartisan talks aimed at resolving national grievances.

In early 2023, Kenya was gripped by political turmoil. Protests erupted nationwide, driven by public frustration over the high cost of living and demands for electoral justice. The unrest claimed dozens of lives and exposed deep divisions in the country.

It was in this climate of crisis that NADCO was born—a bipartisan effort to restore dialogue, rebuild trust, and chart a path toward reform.