📰 Newspapers

I’m ready to sacrifice for one opposition candidate, Kalonzo pledges

I’m ready to sacrifice for one opposition candidate, Kalonzo pledges

The leaders reaffirmed their commitment to a single opposition presidential candidate in 2027

Wiper Patriotic Front (WPF) Party Leader Kalonzo Musyoka says he is willing to sacrifice his presidential ambition to support a united opposition candidate ahead of the 2027 General Election.

Speaking on Saturday during the burial of Mama Eunice Nyangari Gachagua, elder sister of DCP Leader Rigathi Gachagua, in Thegu Ward, Kieni Constituency, Nyeri County, Kalonzo said he had made similar sacrifices before and was ready to do so again.

“My word is my bond. Unity is not negotiable. The interests of Kenyans must come before our individual ambitions,” he said.

He also dismissed claims that he could join the broad-based government if he is not picked as the opposition candidate. He said he would never join it, whatever the outcome of the consultations on the candidature.

“I will never join Ruto’s administration, whatever the outcome of our consultations. Those speaking on my behalf are speaking for themselves.”

He was joined by DAP Kenya Leader Eugene Wamalwa, Linda Mwananchi Movement Leader Sen. Edwin Sifuna, Ukombozi Coalition Chairman Governor James Orengo, Chief Justice Emeritus David Maraga and other leaders.

The leaders condoled with the Gachagua family and used the occasion to reaffirm their commitment to a single opposition presidential candidate in 2027, with several pledging to make whatever personal and political sacrifices that requires.

In brief

Wiper Patriotic Front (WPF) Party Leader Kalonzo Musyoka says he is willing to sacrifice his presidential ambition to support a united opposition candidate ahead of the 2027 General Election. “I will never join Ruto’s administration, whatever the outcome of our consultations. He was joined by DAP Kenya Leader Eugene Wamalwa, Linda Mwananchi Movement Leader Sen.

This is the opening of the story, shared with credit to KBC. The rest of the report — with every detail — continues on the publisher’s website.

Continue reading at KBC ↗

Cookie settings

Choose which cookies we may use. You can change this at any time from Cookie settings in the footer. Details of each cookie are in the Cookie Policy.

Strictly necessary

Needed for sign-in, security, payments and remembering these choices. Always on.

Preferences

Remember settings such as dark mode.

Analytics & performance

Help us count visits, understand which pages, devices and countries our readers use, and measure how well the site performs – anonymous and aggregated.

Advertising & marketing

Lets advertising partners show and personalise adverts, measure impressions, clicks and visits, prevent ad fraud and pay us – this is how the free site is funded.

🔔 News notifications

Get headlines from NewsHub on this device — even when the site is closed.

You can switch this off at any time. Works on Android, Windows, Mac and Linux browsers; on iPhone/iPad add the site to your Home Screen first.