Wiper Patriotic Front Party leader Kalonzo Musyoka and Suna East Member of Parliament (MP) Junet Mohamed have differed over the legality of recent leadership changes within the Azimio la Umoja coalition.

The disagreement erupted on Saturday, February 7, 2026, after Kalonzo accused the government of blocking the gazettement of the coalition’s new officials.

In an X statement, Kalonzo claimed that the State House had instructed the government printer to withhold the publication of the appointments in the Kenya Gazette.

“State House has instructed the government printer to block publication of Azimio’s legitimate leadership changes in the Kenya Gazette,” Kalonzo said.

“This directly contradicts one of the 10 agenda items we deliberated during NADCO, fidelity to the law on multiparty democracy, that I co-chaired in good faith.”

The leadership reshuffle took place on February 3, 2026, following the death of Raila Odinga. Kalonzo was appointed coalition leader, Caroli Omondi of Suba South was named Secretary General, a position previously held by Junet Mohamed, while Philip Kisia assumed the role of Executive Director after the resignation of former Cabinet Secretary Raphael Tuju.

Despite these changes, Kalonzo insists the appointments remain valid, vowing to pursue all legal avenues to have them gazetted.

“Democracy cannot function when those in power manipulate the rules to silence dissent,” he said.

Legality of changes

Junet, however, has rejected Kalonzo’s claims, asserting that the appointments were procedurally flawed and contrary to Azimio’s legal framework, arguing that a document deposited with the Registrar of Political Parties, which outlines the proper procedures for leadership changes, was ignored.

“You decided not to follow the provisions of the document to do the changes you purported to have done. Stop blaming other people and follow the right procedure as enshrined in our Azimio Deed of Agreement,” Junet wrote on X.

He further accused Kalonzo of seeking to revive the coalition for personal gain, citing a statement made by the Wiper leader in August 2025 that the Azimio coalition was dead, following the ODM-UDA government agreement.

“You told us six months ago that Azimio is dead, but now you think you can resurrect it for your own selfish and parochial use,” Junet added.

Legally, the appointments cannot take effect until they are published in the Kenya Gazette, as required under the Political Parties Act, 2011, as amended in 2022.