{"id":213682,"date":"2024-08-28T05:41:57","date_gmt":"2024-08-28T05:41:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/08\/28\/kalonzo-declares-himself-official-opposition-leader-as-raila-pursues-auc-position\/"},"modified":"2024-08-28T05:41:57","modified_gmt":"2024-08-28T05:41:57","slug":"kalonzo-declares-himself-official-opposition-leader-as-raila-pursues-auc-position","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/08\/28\/kalonzo-declares-himself-official-opposition-leader-as-raila-pursues-auc-position\/","title":{"rendered":"Kalonzo Declares Himself Official Opposition Leader as Raila Pursues AUC Position"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-318995\" alt=\"\" width=\"825\" height=\"535\"  data-lazy- src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/kalonzo.jpg\"\/><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-318995\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/kalonzo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"825\" height=\"535\"  \/>Wiper Party leader Kalonzo Musyoka will take over the leadership of the Azimio Coalition following the departure of co-principal Raila Odinga, who launched his bid for the African Union Commission\u2019s (AUC) chairmanship on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Democratic Action Party of Kenya (DAP-K) leader Eugene Wamalwa confirmed that Kalonzo, as the coalition\u2019s second most senior politician, will automatically assume this role, ensuring no power vacuum exists.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThere is no vacuum in Azimio. Kalonzo is the second highest-ranking member. He takes over,\u201d<\/em> Wamalwa stated. He urged supporters to choose between the various factions in Kenyan politics, saying, <em>\u201cYou are either with Okoa Ruto or Operation Okoa Zakayo, or you are with the Kenyans. If you support the Kenyan Constitution and want it implemented, join us.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Despite supporting Raila\u2019s AUC bid, Kalonzo said he did not attend the launch at State House to reaffirm his status as the official opposition leader.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI\u2019m not at State House today because I want to show you I\u2019m the official opposition leader,\u201d<\/em> Kalonzo told the <em>media. \u201cAzimio will not dissolve.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Earlier on Tuesday, the Azimio coalition expressed its backing for Raila\u2019s bid at the launch presided over by President William Ruto and attended by dignitaries and several African heads of state.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, the coalition highlighted Odinga\u2019s extensive political experience, commitment to Pan-African ideals, and proven conflict resolution skills as key reasons for its endorsement.<\/p>\n<p>Azimio la Umoja called Odinga\u2019s candidacy a source of pride for Kenya and the continent, declaring, <em>\u201cWe are donating our best and most renowned leader to Africa and the world.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wiper Party leader Kalonzo Musyoka will take over the leadership of the Azimio Coalition following the departure of co-principal Raila Odinga, who launched his bid for the African Union Commission\u2019s (AUC) chairmanship on Tuesday. Democratic Action Party of Kenya (DAP-K) leader Eugene Wamalwa confirmed that Kalonzo, as the coalition\u2019s second most senior politician, will automatically [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":213683,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-213682","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-kenya-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Kalonzo Declares Himself Official Opposition Leader as Raila Pursues AUC Position - Ghanamma.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/08\/28\/kalonzo-declares-himself-official-opposition-leader-as-raila-pursues-auc-position\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Kalonzo Declares Himself Official Opposition Leader as Raila Pursues AUC Position - Ghanamma.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Wiper Party leader Kalonzo Musyoka will take over the leadership of the Azimio Coalition following the departure of co-principal Raila Odinga, who launched his bid for the African Union Commission\u2019s (AUC) chairmanship on Tuesday. 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