The People’s Liberation Party Leader, Martha Karua, has assumed the role of a convener in the opposition push for unity.
A statement shared by former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua revealed that Karua officially took over the role of convener on Tuesday, March 4, 2025.
As the convener, Karua will be responsible for calling meetings, managing speakers, and organizing events for the opposition faction, which is making elaborate plans to endorse one candidate to take on President William Ruto in the 2027 polls.
As part of her first assignment, Karua facilitated the meeting, which brought together Gachagua, Wiper Party Leader Kalonzo Musyoka, and Democratic Action Party-Kenya (DAP-K) Eugene Wamalwa.
Businessman Jimi Wanjigi and lawyer cum activist Kebaso Morara were also present during the meeting. Kisii Senator Richard Onyonka, who endorsed former CS Fred Matiang’i’s presidential candidature, was also present during the meeting.
“This morning, the People’s Liberation Party Leader Martha Karua, assumed her role as our Convener as she brought us together to continue the work of liberating this country from the shackles of bad governance and corruption,” Gachagua’s statement read in part.
In his statement, Gachagua noted that leaders were conversant with problems bedeviling the country and were working towards finding solutions.
“As a team we understand where Kenyans want us to go and why, and what we need to do to get there. We are also quite clear on what our primary focus is, on the journey to get where we are going as a country.”
Ruto calls them conmen’
The step to pick Karua as a convener comes days after President Ruto dismissed their unity push. Speaking in the coast, where he launched various projects, Ruto blasted the leaders, claiming that they had no agenda for the country.
“I saw some people meeting, saying they are forming a party. Yet, in the four hours they spent talking, all they discussed was William Ruto. Is the party they are forming called William Ruto? So, your agenda, your plan, and your vision is William Ruto?” he posed.
Ruto termed the outfit as cons, urging them to look for an agenda to tell Kenyans instead of discussing him.
“I want to tell those people and inform Kenyans that those talking about William Ruto have not been sent by me. They are conmen. Let them look for a party name to use and try to come up with an agenda. Otherwise, they will fail,” Ruto added.
“Please, the price of tribalism has dropped significantly do not try to sell tribalism. Find a real agenda to present to the people. Tell us what your alternative plan is. Or are you just planning demonstrations? Since when is protesting a job that someone can get paid for?”