Kalonzo to Lead Nationwide Demos if IEBC is not Reconstituted by March 2025

Wiper Party leader Kalonzo Musyoka has issued an ultimatum to President William Ruto over the reconstitution of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC).

Speaking at a wedding ceremony in Machakos, Kalonzo announced that if the President does not appoint the commissioners by March next year, he would call for nationwide protests.

“By the end of March, if there will be no IEBC, I will go for demonstrations and those protests will not leave anyone standing,” Kalonzo announced.

The IEBC has remained without commissioners for almost two years and the President recently pointed fingers to a litigation case filed by the opposition leader.

The National Liberal Party (Kenya) leader, Augustus Kyalo Muli, accused the Wiper Party, and by extension Kalonzo, of delaying the appointments, citing their decision to oppose his nomination to the commission selection panel.

The Wiper Party had instead nominated Koki Muli.

“An election was held within the Azimio Coalition involving all 23 parties, and I won with 16 votes against Koki Muli’s 7. It’s clear that no one has ever contested the results of the election,” he stated.

However, Kalonzo insisted that he and his team had adhered to the proper timelines and accused the delays of being state-sponsored.

“On IEBC, we adhered to the strict timelines of the Court and submitted the name Koki Muli,” the Wiper Party leader affirmed.

In his Sunday address, Kalonzo also criticised the President’s recent decision to include allies of former President Uhuru Kenyatta in his Cabinet, describing the move as “blood-based” rather than “broad-based.”

“It’s not broad-based but bread-based and even blood-based, because young people were killed, and their blood spilled,” he stated.

He also took a jab at those willing to join the Kenya Kwanza government, accusing them of aiding its transgressions.