Kalonzo Dares Ruto To Touch Any United Opposition Leader
Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka has cautioned the government to avoid targeting opposition leaders.
Musyoka said that any attempt to arrest one of the coalition’s leaders would be an attack on the entire opposition.
During a church service at AIC Namanga Border in Kajiado County on Sunday, Kalonzo singled out former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua and former Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i.
The Wiper leader claimed that the opposition would unite against what he regarded as intimidation.
“You will not even aggrieve upon the rights of others like Gachagua. I can assure you Gachagua is a strong member of this team,” Kalonzo said.
“He is a leader and you cannot grab him. If you arrest him, you have arrested Seki, Wamalwa, and others.”
Former Public Service Cabinet Secretary Justin Muturi, Democratic Action Party-Kenya leader Eugene Wamalwa, Kajiado Senator Seki Lenku, and Makueni Senator Dan Maanzo joined the former vice president.
Kalonzo insisted that the opposition would remain united despite what he termed as threats against its leaders.
“You touch Fred Matiang’i, you have touched Muturi. Trying to arrest any of the leaders, we have decided we will work hard and unite for the future of our children,” he said.
He said the opposition would not take lightly what he described as threats directed at Gachagua and other leaders allied to the coalition.
🎥Wiper Party leader Kalonzo Musyoka has condemned the arrest and alleged mistreatment of some youths during the June 25 anniversary protests held to honour those who lost their lives in the 2024 anti-Finance Bill demonstrations. He accused Interior CS Kipchumba Murkomen of… pic.twitter.com/W1bb85TvwJ— Radio Generation (@RadioGenKe) June 28, 2026
Beyond politics, Kalonzo expressed concern over what he termed the increasing intimidation of journalists and media houses, saying recent incidents pointed to a worrying trend.
He cited the alleged attack on a mainstream media house and the reported attempted abduction of a journalist in Nakuru County on Sunday, arguing that press freedom was under threat.
Kalonzo said the Constitution of Kenya 2010 guarantees media freedom and warned against any attempts to silence independent voices.
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The Wiper leader also revisited the events of Thursday, June 25, which marked the second anniversary of the Gen Z protests in which several young Kenyans lost their lives.
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He claimed that despite the peaceful nature of the commemorations, the state attempted to prevent opposition leaders and families of the victims from laying flowers outside Parliament by deploying security officers and erecting barricades.
Kalonzo and the other opposition leaders urged Kenyans to continue praying for the country, saying it was headed in the wrong direction.
They cited what they described as growing intimidation of opposition leaders and the misuse of state agencies to harass young people and dissenting voices, and called for respect for constitutional rights.
The leaders also demanded justice for victims of past protests and accountability from those in positions of power.
Kalonzo Dares Ruto To Touch Any United Opposition Leader
