This archive report was first published on 11 May 2020.
Published on May 11, 2020, Kalonzo Musyoka, the leader of Wiper Party, revealed that the party's National Executive Council is in talks with the ruling Jubilee Party and Senator Gideon Moi-led Kenya Africa National Union (KANU) to form a post-election coalition.
However, Musyoka emphasized that the party is reviewing legal provisions on the modalities of cooperation with Jubilee Party, given Wiper Party's existing coalition agreement with the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM), ANC, and Ford Kenya.
"We had our NEC virtual meetings and we agreed that we need to be able to open negotiations and be able to move in that direction, so we are already set," Musyoka said during an interview on Citizen TV.
He noted that the cooperation with Jubilee Party will seek to address challenges beyond the current administration, saying, "we all have to look to the future, how we have to prepare for the future challenges and political contest, the initial stage is to look at the cooperation agreement, not necessarily a coalition agreement."
"We are consulting with our coalition partners in ODM, ANC, and FORD Kenya, to be able to see what else we can do, because at this time the country needs to come together," Musyoka added.
