Kalonzo, Wamalwa want military kept out of civilian protests

From left: Borabu MP Ben Momanyi, Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka and DAP-K leader Eugene Wamalwa pay their last respects to the late Chief Principal Ben Robert Onwonga at Nyaikuro Primary School on March 31, 2025. [Stanley Ongwae, Standard]

Opposition leaders on Monday renewed calls for President William Ruto to withdraw the gazette notice authorising Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) involvement in civilian demonstrations.

Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka and Democratic Action Party of Kenya (DAP-K) leader Eugene Wamalwa, speaking at Nyaikuro Primary School during the burial of chief principal Ben Robert Onwong'a, accused the President of ulterior motives in maintaining the active gazette notice.