Opposition leaders read from same script, pledge to unite against Ruto

(Center) People's Liberation Party (PLP) Leader Martha Karua flanked by (left) Wiper Leader Kalonzo Musyoka and (right) ACT Wazalendo party leader Dorothy Semu next to Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua and other members of the political class attending the official launch of the People's Liberation Party (PLP) that has rebranded from the former NARC Kenya at Liberation House in Nairobi on February 27, 2025. [Standard, Kanyiri Wahito]

The shared desire to unseat President William Ruto in the 2027 General Election seems to have united a section of political leaders. The leaders have declared they are ready to sacrifice their individual ambitions to achieve the shared goal.

As People’s Liberation Party of Kenya (PLP), formerly Narc Kenya,  was unveiled on Thursday, senior politicians present talked of a possibility of forming a super coalition against the Kenya Kwanza government to “liberate the country from the yokes of oppression”.

In united voices, PLP leader Martha Karua, former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka, Democratic Action Party of Kenya (DAP-K) leader Eugene Wamalwa and former Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i, represented by Kisii Senator Richard Onyonka, said they are ready to support any one of them picked to lead the coalition.