Kalonzo factor in opposition 2027 unity bid

Linda Mwananchi Movement (LMM) Party leader Edwin Sifuna (second right) with Democracy for the Citizens Party leader Rigathi Gachagua (right), Wiper Party leader Kalonzo Musyoka (second left), LMM deputy party leader Faith Odhiambo at the party headquarters in Nairobi on Friday, October 30, 2026.

Wiper Patriotic Front leader Kalonzo Musyoka has emerged as a central figure in the latest opposition unity bid, with reports revealing his behind-the-scene shuttle diplomacy to thaw growing political tension within the camp.

Nation has established that Mr Musyoka was last week engaged in firefighting to end a public war of words between Democracy for Citizens Party (DCP) leader Rigathi Gachagua on one side and Jubilee Party leader Fred Matiang’i and Democratic Party boss Justin Muturi on the other hand.

Musyoka and Matiang’i released photos, but there were conflicting accounts on when they were taken.

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