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Uhuru revives Azimio, appoints Kalonzo party leader

By Ndung’u Gachane | Feb. 4, 2026

**Former President Uhuru Kenyatta and Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka during a requiem mass at Holy Family Minor Basilica, Nairobi.** [File, Standard]

Former President Uhuru Kenyatta on Monday chaired a rare Azimio Council meeting and announced drastic leadership changes in the Coalition party, which points to a retired president who is warming up to another duel, though indirectly, with his former deputy, President William Ruto.

Uhuru appointed Wiper Patriotic Party leader Kalonzo Musyoka as the party leader and kicked out National Assembly Minority leader Junet Mohammed from the position of the Council's Secretary.

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