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Speaking at a public engagement rally at Kigio Shopping Centre in Gatanga Constituency, Murang’a County, on Thursday, Kindiki said the government would work with security agencies and regulators to dismantle networks involved in the illegal trade.
His remarks came days after former President Uhuru Kenyatta handed over Jubilee’s leadership to Matiang’i during a meeting with party officials in Nairobi on September 22, ahead of the National Delegates Convention.
In a statement issued on Thursday, Orengo said he was supporting the launch of a political vehicle as part of efforts to bring the opposition together and identify a single presidential candidate for the 2027 General Election.
The Politrack Research Team survey released on October 1, 2026, shows Ruto with 45.1 per cent of the respondents' preference, while Sifuna followed at 19.6 per cent. Kalonzo Musyoka was third with 10.3 per cent.
Jubilee says Wambugu’s conduct breached the party’s rules and involved the use of party communications, branding and structures without approval.
The KMPDU Secretary General political entry comes as the Lang’ata parliamentary seat takes shape ahead of the 2027 election. The current MP, Phelix Odiwuor, popularly known as Jalang’o, has said he will seek the Nairobi Senate seat instead of defending Lang’ata. South C MCA Ibrahim Abbas Khalif is also seeking to move to Parliament.
Ukombozi Alliance was launched on September 21 following the rebranding of the Azimio la Umoja One Kenya Coalition, which former President Uhuru Kenyatta had assembled in an unsuccessful effort to secure the presidency for Raila Odinga.
Speaking on NTV on Monday, Khalwale said the majority of leaders at the movement’s Saturday retreat agreed to pursue a common political party, while allowing those who preferred other parties to retain their political identities and remain part of the wider formation.
According to UDP, Abikar ceased being a member of the party a long time ago before going on to establish his own political party based in Machakos.
UDP Acting Deputy Party Leader and Vice Chairman Mohammed Abikar said there was no agreement to hand the party leadership to either Sifuna or Natembeya, insisting that any changes must be approved through the party’s established structures.
Gachoka linked the current emphasis on coalition-building to Kenya's history of political alliances and the debates that accompanied the transition to multi-party politics in the 1990s
Trans Nzoia Governor cited the Azimio Coalition, which he said brought together about 25 parties behind former Prime Minister Raila Odinga, as an example of different political parties working towards a common presidential bid.