Tafrani Resolution: Some Parties Reject New Union Leaders Approved by Uhuru

• Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka was appointed as the new leader of the United Resolution Union amid controversy
• However, a section of the allied parties condemned the secret change of leadership, saying it violates the principles of the union
• The National Liberal Party led by Augustus Muli demanded the cancellation of recent leadership resolutions from the registrar

Nairobi – Part of the parties affiliated with the Union Party of Declaration of Unity One Kenya complains about the changes made to the leadership of the party.

Kalonzo Musyoka of the Wiper Patriotic Front was appointed as the new leader of the coalition party, in a change approved during the meeting of the National Assembly chaired by former president Uhuru Kenyatta.

Who succeeded Junet Mohamed in the Declaration?

In the change, Suba North Member of Parliament Caroli Omondi was appointed secretary general, replacing Suna East Member of Parliament Junet Mohammedwho had held that influential position since the formation of the union.

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However, on Wednesday, February 4, the affiliated parties, led by the National Liberal Party and the United Democratic Party, rejected the change.

In a letter to the Registrar of Political Parties, the NLP claimed that the meeting said to be called by Uhuru was highly secretive and included parties that had already expressed their intention to withdraw from the Declaration. Why the Parties Resisted the Change in the Leadership of the Resolution

“We are shocked by the level of political deception disguised as democracy from our alliance partners who secretly and irregularly held an alleged meeting of the Declaration and discussed issues of the alliance among themselves to fill vacancies and removal from the national executive committee and council among other issues,” they said.

Citing the change as an act of political deception, the parties are now asking the registrar of political parties to reach a decision that the resolutions are invalid and that the registrar provides a summary of the meeting, membership status and agreement document.

NPL, led by party leader Augustus Muli, asked the registrar not to approve the changes as presented by the former president’s group.

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“The above action is against the basic principles of inclusion, transparency and accountability that the Declaration supports. In view of the above, we, the undersigned partners, the founders of the Declaration of Umoja One Kenya Coalition Party, completely reject the resolutions presented to your office and we warn you against further processing the illegal, invalid and meaningless resolution,” they said.

Did Edwin Sifuna support the changes in Azimio party?

In related news, the general secretary of the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) Edwin Sifuna He emphasized that his party is still a member of the Unity One Kenya Unity Party.

Speaking on Citizen TV’s The Expander on Tuesday, January 3, the Nairobi senator supported the change in the Declaration, explaining that it is timely and deserves the approval of the party.

Despite recent clashes with Junet and other ODM leaders over the direction of the party, Sifuna confirmed that ODM remains committed to the Declaration.

He denied claims that ODM had left the coalition, explaining that only Martha Karua and her party officially withdrew.

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