Thursday, February 3, 2022 – The One Kenya Alliance (OKA) that brings together Wiper Leader Kalonzo Musyoka, Gideon Moi (KANU), Martha Karua (NARC-Kenya) and former Lugari MP Cyrus Jirongo, is poised to join ODM Leader Raila Odinga’s Azimio.
This was revealed by Wiper Leader Kalonzo Musyoka, who has dropped the clearest hint of the OKA-Azimio coalition ahead of the August 9, General Election.
Speaking yesterday after the signing of the deed assignment among One Kenya Alliance affiliate parties, Kalonzo said OKA is open to forming a coalition with like-minded parties and coalitions.
Answering a question, during the press briefing on the possibility of working with ODM leader Raila Odinga for the third time, Kalonzo said he and other principals in OKA are open to honest engagement with other parties.
“OKA principals, Gideon Moi, Martha Karua, and Cyrus Jirongo, and I are open to honest engagements with other political formations that share in our ideology,” Kalonzo said.
But when asked a similar question, on the possibility of working with Kenya Kwanza led by William Ruto, Kalonzo took a swipe at the Ruto’s alliance terming it “Kenya Kwisha”.
The Wiper leader indirectly ruled out working with the Ruto-Musalia-Wetang’ula axis, pointing out that they differ in ideologies.
“Has Kenya Kwanza been registered? You talk about Kenya Kwisha,” Kalonzo said on the possibility of joining Kenya Kwanza.
In a clear reference to the Kenya Kwanza alliance, Kalonzo said, “We will not be partners with corruption ideologies.”
It should be noted that William Ruto, Musalia Mudavadi, and Moses Wetang’ula’s partnership has been labeled as a coalition of corrupt leaders by their opponents.
Again it is no secret that the Ruto-Mudavadi partnership was the major contributing factor in the move by Kalonzo and Gideon to terminate their political relationship with Musalia Mudavadi.