Constitutional lawyer Ndegwa Njiru has accused the National Intelligence Service (NIS) of orchestrating an online propaganda campaign aimed at influencing the process of selecting the opposition’s 2027 presidential flagbearer.

In a statement issued via his official X account on Tuesday, July 21, 2026, Njiru claimed that state-sponsored online platforms were attempting to sow division within the opposition by pushing what he described as false narratives about the coalition’s presidential succession plans.

“My attention has been drawn to the many state-sponsored online platforms that purport to clandestinely shape the United Alternative Government presidential candidate narrative,” Njiru said.

“Do not be deceived by these online NIS propagandists. The NIS should concentrate on collecting intelligence on these state-sponsored militias, commonly known as goons, instead of spending billions of taxpayers’ money driving these divisive narratives.”

Njiru did not provide evidence to support the allegations.

The outspoken lawyer, who has recently emerged as one of the vocal supporters of the opposition coalition, insisted that the reported online campaigns would not derail the alliance’s plans ahead of the 2027 General Election.

“These narratives will not divide us,” he said.

He further disclosed that the opposition had already established an internal team to develop an inclusive framework for identifying its presidential candidate.

“The Government-in-Waiting has assembled a team of experts working on an all-inclusive criterion for selecting our presidential flag bearer. Once that process is ready, we will communicate it to all WANTAM supporters,” Njiru added.

His remarks come amid growing public debate over who will fly the opposition’s presidential flag in the next General Election.

Kalonzo distances coalition from WANTAM platform

Njiru’s statement comes just days after Wiper Patriotic Front leader Kalonzo Musyoka publicly distanced the opposition from a digital platform launched under the WANTAM Advisory Committee, which claimed it would allow Kenyans to participate in identifying the coalition’s preferred presidential candidate.

In a statement issued on July 17, 2026, Kalonzo clarified that neither the platform nor the lobby group behind it had been sanctioned by the Wiper Patriotic Front, the Azimio la Umoja-One Kenya Coalition, or the United Alternative Government in Waiting.

“Our attention has been drawn to a digital platform recently unveiled by a lobby group referring to itself as the WANTAM Advisory Committee,” Kalonzo said.

“We state clearly that both the initiative and the lobby group have not been sanctioned by the Wiper Patriotic Front, the Azimio la Umoja-One Kenya Coalition or the United Alternative Government in Waiting.”

Despite distancing the coalition from the initiative, Kalonzo welcomed increased public interest in the opposition’s succession process, saying citizen participation should remain transparent, inclusive and guided by constitutional principles.

He also assured supporters that the coalition would announce its official mechanism for selecting its presidential candidate through recognised party structures when the appropriate time comes.

Opposition succession debate intensifies

The question of who will lead the opposition against President William Ruto in the 2027 General Election has increasingly become one of the country’s most closely watched political debates.

Several senior opposition figures, including Kalonzo Musyoka, former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, former Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i, DAP-K leader Eugene Wamalwa and People’s Liberation Party leader Martha Karua, have all featured prominently in discussions about the coalition’s future leadership.

Although the opposition has repeatedly insisted it will front a single presidential candidate, it has yet to unveil the criteria or timeline for choosing its flagbearer.