Azimio is ready to soldier on without Raila Odinga; Kalonzo
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Kalonzo Musyoka says Azimio Coalition will remain intact and soldier on even in the absence of opposition leader Raila Odinga
Kalonzo Musyoka says Azimio Coalition will remain intact and soldier on even in the absence of opposition leader Raila Odinga.
The Wiper leader there will be no gap in the opposition leadership as Mr Odinga, who has been the face of the Azimio Coalition,prepares to launch his bid for the chairmanship of the African Union Commission.
“Raila is going for a higher position and we are praying for him to succeed. We are looking at the interest of Kenya and not Kenya Kwanza or Azimio la Umoja because Raila is now above local politics,” said Mr Musyoka.
“I want to assure you as Azimio la Umoja that we are united. Two days after Raila announced his candidature, we met and agreed that as Azimio we must stand firm and defend the rights of Kenya,” Kalonzo added.
The former Vice President made the remarks on Sunday at Kenyatta Market in Nairobi’s Lang’ata constituency shortly after attending a service at Nairobi Baptist Church.
He was accompanied by Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna, his Kitui counterpart Enock Wambua and MPs Musili Mawathe (Embakasi South), Stephen Mule (Matungulu), Edith Nyenze (Kitui West).
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Mr Musyoka said the meeting of Azimio luminaries after Mr Odinga declared his bid was a symbol of unity and there should be no fear that opposition politics would disintegrate in the absence of Mr Odinga.
Seen as the heir apparent in the absence of the ODM leader, Mr Musyoka appeared to have carved out his niche in earnest for the 2027 elections.
He insisted that all controversial issues raised after the 2022 elections must be addressed after the National Dialogue Committee (Nadco) report is debated and passed in Parliament.
“After the Nadco report is discussed, President William Ruto and Raila will have a team of auditors who will lay bare what happened in 2022. There are a lot of things that need to be addressed because if they are not addressed, the results of the 2027 elections will still be disputed,” he said.
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