Wiper Party leader Kalonzo Musyoka on Friday, July 4, 2025, condemned violence meted out on the cars of opposition politicians during their stop in Chwele in Bungoma County.
Several cars in the convoy were attacked by people wielding crude weapons and stones, leaving car windows shattered in the melee that ensued.
In a statement on Friday, July 4, 2025, Kalonzo observed that the violence they witnessed in Chwele was part of the dying embers of primitive politics that no longer have a place in the country.
“What we witnessed in Chwele was the dying embers of the practice of primitive politics in Kenya. The United Opposition won’t be intimidated by your # WanTam-sanctioned stone-throwing goons. Not now, not today, not ever,” Kalonzo said.
Cars damaged
This comes just hours after Gachagua also shared photos of part of the entourage that was damaged by unknown people, who were seen in the Chwele area with batons, stones and other crude weapons.
In a statement, Gachagua indicated that violence has no place in the country, and that leaders who resort to brutality undermine the very foundations of good governance and true democracy.
“The people of Kimilili Constituency in Bungoma County have spoken loudly and clearly: violence and extrajudicial killings have no place in our society. Governments that thrive on violence are short-lived and lack legitimacy,” Gachagua said.
“Leaders who resort to brutality and suppression undermine the very foundations of good governance and true democracy.”
Progressive society
“We must call out such actions wherever they occur and stand firm against them. Peace, justice, and respect for human rights are the pillars of a progressive society,” he added.
Speaking on Friday, June 4, 2025, during a public rally in Busia as part of the final day of the People’s Loyal Opposition Coalition’s Western tour, Gachagua told the crowd that the Luhya community had been “mistreated and dumped repeatedly” by Raila for decades.
He scorned Raila’s history of post-election handshake politics, saying that each time he joins the government, Western Kenya voters are left behind in opposition with no tangible benefits.
Gachagua, who now leads the Democracy for Citizens Party (DCP), said the same fate had befallen the Mt Kenya region under President William Ruto’s leadership.
“We from Mt Kenya have also been misused,” he said. “Ruto promised us development but delivered betrayal.”
