Wiper Patriotic Front leader Kalonzo Musyoka has condemned the attack on Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna and Siaya Governor James Orengo during a church event in Kisumu, describing the incident as a national disgrace.

Speaking on Sunday, July 12, 2026, Kalonzo blamed President William Ruto’s administration for the deteriorating political environment, claiming that opposition leaders were increasingly facing intimidation.

“Huyu Bwana Ruto ameharibu nchi. Hata tukiwa hapa, tumepata ripoti kwamba kundi la Linda Mwananchi, James Orengo na Bwana Sifuna, wamepigwa na wahuni ndani ya kanisa,” Kalonzo said.

“Hiyo ni aibu ama si aibu?” he asked.

Orengo-Sifuna attack

This comes following the disruption of an event attended by Nairobi senator Edwin Sifuna and Siaya governor James Orengo that led to motorbikes being torched on Sunday, July 12, in Kisumu, as political tensions continued to rise ahead of the Ol Kalou parliamentary by-election.

The incident unfolded hours after the two opposition leaders attended a church service at St Joseph’s Catholic Cathedral in Kisumu, where they reaffirmed unity within the Linda Mwananchi movement and dismissed claims of internal divisions.

Siaya Governor James Orengo and Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna have accused the State of orchestrating Sunday’s violence at St Stephen’s Cathedral in Kisumu, where members of the Linda Mwananchi movement were confronted by armed youths while attending a church service.

Speaking after the incident on Sunday, July 12, 2026, Orengo claimed the attack was organised and backed by state actors, saying that there was evidence linking senior government officials and local leaders to the violence.

“We have evidence that what happened in Kisumu today was organised. The violence and the audacity with which it was carried out have the hand of the State in it,” Orengo said.

The former ODM Secretary General linked the Kisumu incident to another attack against members of the Linda Mwananchi team in Nyahururu, saying the two incidents reflected a wider campaign of political intimidation.

He claimed the movement had unsettled powerful individuals within the government but maintained that violence would not deter its activities.

“These acts of violence are not going to stop us or intimidate us. We have seen these things before, and we shall continue with our mission,” Sifuna said.