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Let Kalonzo be: Why should he change ahead of defining 2027 race?

United opposition  led by Wiper party leader Kalonzo Musyoka during  a press briefing in Nairobi on 31st July 2025. [File, Standard]

As Kenyans in the diaspora prepare to host Wiper party leader Stephen Kalonzo Musyoka in the United Kingdom, mid this month, there are growing voices back home urging him to change into a more combative leader.

That he should shout louder and trade insults with political rivals to appear “strong” enough for the presidency. But such calls are misguided. They misunderstand who Dr Musyoka is and the kind of leadership Kenya truly needs.

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