Kalonzo: I am an expert in coalition building
Wiper Party leader Kalonzo Musyoka has described himself as an expert in coalition building, citing his past role in helping to unite political players both locally and internationally.
Speaking at an interview with a local podcast on Tuesday, September 9, 2025, Kalonzo said he had successfully guided leaders such as President Félix Tshisekedi and former President Joseph Kabila in the Democratic Republic of the Congo on how to form effective working alliances.
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“The best example of coalition making, in my view, is the NARC coalition. What I am telling my colleagues now is how to form a coalition. I think I am an expert in coalition building because I did that for President Kabila and Tshisekedi in the recent past,” he said.
Further, the Wiper leader noted that the Narc coalition of 2002 remains Kenya’s most solid example of a pre-election agreement, contrasting it with what he termed as weaker, post-election coalitions.
“These days, people want to run on their own parties and then form post-election coalitions. Look at Kenya Kwanza and Azimio—most of us ran in our own parties. The only members of Azimio were Martha Karua and Raila Odinga. Even now, Ford Kenya is not willing to wind up,” he added.
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His remarks come days after the Democracy for the Citizens Party (DCP) leader, Rigathi Gachagua, assured his supporters that the United Opposition front is united and will field one presidential candidate to face President William Ruto in the 2027 general election.
Speaking during a church service at Miharati PCEA Church in Nyandarua County on Sunday, September 7, 2025, Gachagua asserted that the opposition faction has agreed to support the candidate who will be chosen, reiterating that their unity is the only remedy to oust President Ruto in the next polls.
“How I wish they would choose me; I will ensure Kasongo (President Ruto) is a one-term president and goes home very early in the morning on the election day,” Gachagua noted.
“If it’s Kalonzo Musyoka, Martha Karua, Dr Fred Matiangi, or Eugene Wamalwa, we shall all rally behind him or her to make sure Ruto goes home.”
The former deputy president also dispelled fears that the opposition is divided following a recent disapproval by DCP Deputy Party Leader Cleophas Malala of the appointment of Mukhisa Kituyi as the opposition spokesperson.
The DCP boss intimated that Malala wanted all positions to be awarded to young people, but the Secretariat agreed to appoint Kituyi as spokesperson due to his vast experience, which would help propel the opposition’s agenda.
“We decided Mukhisa Kituyi should be there so that he can help us with his vast experience. But my deputy, Cleophas Malala, a brave young man, is helping me, and he is a good man, but I saw he is worried that we put the old man in that role; he only needs Gen Zs and millennials, no way,” Gachagua said.
“At the Secretariat, he has a lot of Gen Zs and Millennials, and they are doing a wonderful job. And we have hope and faith in young people, but we must look for older people with experience and wisdom to mentor and guide them.”
