Kalonzo pushes opposition unity as merger row emerges

After receiving the green light to unite opposition outfits under the Azimio la Umoja Coalition, Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka on Tuesday held talks with his DCP counterpart Rigathi Gachagua and DAP-K’s Eugene Wamalwa. According to Kalonzo, the talks centered on building and strengthening cooperation among opposition formations, in readiness for the unveiling of a new coalition that will face President William Ruto’s Kenya Kwanza at the ballot next year. But as Kamau Mwangi now reports, the unity efforts faced their initial setback, as opposition affiliate parties, including Democratic Party, PNU and DEP, accused Gachagua of trying to edge their parties out of the Mt. Kenya region.