Wamalwa Drops Bombshell On Azimio Coalition
The Democratic Action Party (DAP-K) has become the latest party to announce its intention to leave the Azimio la Umoja-One Kenya Alliance coalition.
Party leader Eugene Wamalwa stated that they have begun the process of exiting the coalition, claiming that their membership in the Opposition coalition is no longer viable.
“We cannot stay and we no longer find it tenable being in a relationship with people who are no longer like-minded with us,” he said.
Speaking at a National Delegates Congress in Webuye, Bungoma County, Wamalwa stated that because ODM, an affiliate party, has joined the government, they cannot continue to work with it.
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At the same time, the party’s leader announced that a registration drive for new members will begin soon in all 47 counties.
This is in preparation for 2027, and he stated that the party will field candidates in all positions including that of the president.
Other parties considering exiting the coalition include Martha Karua’s NARC-K and Peter Munya’s PNU.
“Kindly take note that our stay in Azimio la Umoja One Kenya Coalition is not tenable due to the prevailing political developments,” said Karua.
“By way of this letter, we are giving notice to exit the Coalition as stipulated in the exit clause(s) in the Coalition Agreement. This notice is effective from the date of this letter.”
Munya then announced in a statement on July 29 that the National Executive Council would meet to ratify it.
The parties’ decision follows the ODM’s recent submission of four of its members for appointment to President William Ruto’s cabinet.
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“They (ODM) have said they want to be in the government and for some of us who want to be in the opposition, we must bolt out so that we can continue fighting for the people of Kenya,” he said.
He argued that people are currently dealing with a number of issues.
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“The way our constitution is structured is such that there have to be two sides, there are people in government and people supposed to be in the opposition, you cannot be in both places,” he said.
The Registrar of Political Parties has yet to approve their exit.
Six months before the 2022 general election, retired President Uhuru Kenyatta signed into law the contentious Political Parties (Amendment) Bill, 2021.
The law paved the way for the formation of coalition political parties ahead of the polls.
Wamalwa Drops Bombshell On Azimio Coalition
