Eugene Wamalwa, the leader of the Democratic Action Party of Kenya (DAP-K), has hinted that his party will leave the Azimio coalition.
This comes after coalition members, the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM), agreed to collaborate with President William Ruto’s administration.
According to Wamalwa, it is impossible to be both in government and in opposition.
Narc-Kenya Party Leader Martha Karua at a past event.
His remarks came after Narc Kenya, led by Martha Karua, announced its withdrawal from the Azimio la Umoja One Kenya coalition.
Asha Bashir, the acting secretary general of Narc Kenya, communicated the decision in a letter to coalition secretary-general Junet Mohammed.
“Kindly take note that our stay in Azimio la Umoja One Kenya Coalition is not tenable due to the prevailing political developments,” she said.
“As NARC Kenya by way of this letter, we are giving notice to exit the Coalition as stipulated in the exit clause (s) in the Coalition Agreement. This notice is effective from the date of this letter,” she added.
The Party of National Unity (PNU) had also announced its decision to leave the Azimio coalition.
Party leader Peter Munya announced that the party’s National Executive Council (NEC) would meet to decide whether it would remain in the coalition.
He stated that the Raila Odinga-led party cannot be in government while remaining in opposition, so they must disassociate.
“They (ODM) have said they want to be in the government and for some of us who want to be in the opposition, we must bolt out so that we can continue fighting for the people of Kenya,” he said.
“The way our constitution is structured is such that there have to be two sides, there are people in government and people supposed to be in the opposition, you cannot be in both places,” he said.
He also challenged Raila and other coalition partners to declare whether they are still in opposition or have joined the government side.
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