Azimio, Kenya Kwanza tiff risks Ruto-Raila pact, Wetangula's ouster

National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetangula during the Budget Highlights 2024/2025 by the National Treasury CS Njuguna Ndungu at Parliament on June 13, 2024 [Boniface Okendo, Standard]

The political fallout between MPs from the Azimio Coalition and the Kenya Kwanza Alliance has presented a serious headache to the recent rapprochement between President William Ruto and opposition leader Raila Odinga, spelling uncertainty for their political alliance post the African Union election.

At stake too is the fate of the so-called broad-based government, formed by incorporating five cabinet secretaries leased to President Ruto  by Raila's Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) 

A threat by the Raila Odinga-led Azimio outfit to impeach National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang'ula, following his declaration of the ruling Kenya Kwanza Alliance as the majority in Parliament on Wednesday, now jeopardizes this broad-based government cobbled up to aid Ruto steady his ship post the anti-government protests.