Headmasters of Azimio, led by Wiper Party leader Kalonzo Musyoka and former defense secretary Eugene Wamalwa, have broken their silence on the political situation in the country.
Speaking on Thursday, October 17, outside Karen Hospital, where former Vice President Ligachi Gachagua was admitted after falling ill, Kalonzo and Wamalwa said Gachagua’s impeachment was unjust and spoke to the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM). continued to criticize the government for not voting in accordance with the Azimio resolution.
Kalonzo said in an interview with Citizen TV earlier in the week that he expected this to happen, so he was not surprised by the result.
“I expected things to move very quickly. I used to be deputy speaker of parliament, and one of the worst mistakes you can make as a member is to get ahead of the debate. The whole thing anticipated the outcome of the Senate deliberations,” Musyoka said.
Azimio leaders Kalonzo Musyoka (centre) and Eugene Wamalwa (right) speak outside Karen Hospital on October 18, 2024.
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Kalonzo Musyoka
The former vice president also criticized the Senate for proceeding with the trial without giving Gachagua an opportunity to defend himself, even after the impeached vice president was reported to be ill.
Eugene Wamalwa accused the Senate of violating the laws of natural justice. Mr Wamalwa maintained that both houses were dancing to the tune of the executive branch.
He also criticized the House of Commons, particularly the Speaker of the House, Moses Wetangula, and his deputy, Gladys Shorey, who had previously shown bias in their comments on the issue.
“Speaker Wetangula, Deputy Speaker Sholay, Majority Leader Kimani Ichunwa, Chief Speaker Sylvannus Osoro and others have openly shown bias and there can be no fair trial,” Wamalwa said.
Still, Wamalwa praised state Sen. Azimio for voting against Gachagua’s ouster, arguing it was in the best interest of the constitution.
“We would like to express our gratitude to the leadership of the Senate, Senator Wambua Kitui, who captures everything that Azimio stands for, and the leader of the National Assembly, Robert Mbuyi, who as Azimio Although speaking for all of us, their counterparts in ODM spoke in a different ‘language’,” Ms Wamalwa claimed.
According to Wamalwa, other parties to Azimio can no longer pretend to have good relations with ODM.
Wamalwa said impeaching Gachagua was not a priority for Kenya, but said: “We can no longer pretend to be on the same page as we move forward.”
Mr Wamalwa cleared the air on Mr Azimio’s stand and said that the coalition government is not with the Raila-led ODM regarding impeachment, wide government participation, transition to the SHA and the Adani deal, among many other practices by the government. I repeated that it was different.
From right: Vice President Ligati Gachagua, Azimio La Umoja Party Leader Raila Odinga, Speaker of Parliament Moses Wetanura, President William Ruto, and Ugunja Member of Parliament Opiyo Wandei at KICC.
Raila Odinga
