- The Wiper Patriotic Front (WPF) led by Kalonzo Musyoka had announced its candidates for Magarini constituency and Narok Township ward for the upcoming by-elections.
- However, in an announcement made on Monday, November 3, Kalonzo announced that the party has withdrawn two of its candidates from the race.
- The former vice president and leader of the Democracy for Citizens Party (DCP), Rigathi Gachagua, praised the action of the WPF, calling it an act of generosity.
Wiper Patriotic Front (WPF) led by Kalonzo Musyoka has removed two of its candidates who were authorized to participate in the next by-election.
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The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) had announced that the by-election will be held on November 27 in various areas of the country.
Why did the Kalonzo party withdraw its candidates?
The party’s candidate for Magarini constituency, Kilifi county, Samuel Nzai, announced that they will support the candidate of the Democracy for Citizens Party (DCP), Stanley Kenga.
In addition, the party led by Kalonzo also withdrew its Narok Township ward candidate to continue supporting the DCP candidate.
They said that the action is aimed at consolidating votes to win the candidates of the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) led by the President William Rutotogether with the candidates of the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM).
“We thank Mr. Kalonzo Musyoka and the Wiper party for agreeing to put our candidates together, because if their votes are added up, it is a sure victory in Magarini. We at DCP are very touched by that generous step,” said the former vice president Rigathi Gachagua.
“Again, we thank the Wiper party for that generous decision in Narok Township, for giving way to DCP,” added Gachagua.
The former vice president, Gachagua, said that the DCP party also removed its candidates in Malava and Mbere-Kaskazini areas, where its candidates withdrew from the race.
Gachagua, who is also a key player in the United Opposition coalition, said that they are in the process of choosing one presidential candidate who will face President William Ruto in 2027.
“We want to inform the people of Kenya that the plan to find one presidential candidate to fight William Ruto is going well. For those who doubt, what is going on in this by-election is an exercise and a system to find one presidential candidate,” he added.
The United Opposition has several candidates who have already announced their intention to run for the presidency in 2027, including:
- Kalonzo Musyoka,
- Rigathi Gachagua,
- Martha Karua, leader of the People’s Liberation Party (PLP), and
- Fred Matiang’i of the party Jubilee Party.
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