{"id":130217,"date":"2026-02-08T07:02:47","date_gmt":"2026-02-08T07:02:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/ignorance-of-the-law-caroli-slams-move-to-block-gazettement-of-azimio-changes\/"},"modified":"2026-02-08T07:02:47","modified_gmt":"2026-02-08T07:02:47","slug":"ignorance-of-the-law-caroli-slams-move-to-block-gazettement-of-azimio-changes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/ignorance-of-the-law-caroli-slams-move-to-block-gazettement-of-azimio-changes\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Ignorance of the law\u2019: Caroli slams move to block gazettement of Azimio changes"},"content":{"rendered":"

NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 8 \u2014 Suba South MP and newly appointed Azimio Secretary General Caroli Omondi has criticised the alleged instruction to the Government Printer to withhold publication of the coalition\u2019s leadership changes, terming the move \u201can act of ignorance of the law.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

In a statement, Omondi said the legal process underpinning the leadership changes remains valid despite the delayed gazettement.<\/p>\n

He argued that the statutory notice period continues to run once the appointments are published in a national newspaper.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am bemused by the official instructions to the Government Printer to withhold the publication of the Notice of the Changes in Azimio leadership. It is an act out of ignorance of the law,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe 14-day notice period for the changes to become effective continues to run even if the Government Printer does not print them, provided that the same have been published in a national newspaper, which we have already done,\u201d Omondi added.<\/p>\n

His remarks come amid claims by Wiper Kalonzo Musyoka that State House interfered with the gazettement of the coalition\u2019s leadership changes, which would formally recognise the new appointments including his designation as Coalition Leader.<\/p>\n

In a statement on Saturday, Musyoka alleged that the Government Printer had been instructed to block publication despite the appointments being lawfully effected and acknowledged by the Office of the Registrar of Political Parties (ORPP).<\/p>\n

\u201cKenyans need to know what\u2019s happening. State House has instructed the Government Printer to block publication of Azimio\u2019s legitimate leadership changes in the Kenya Gazette,\u201d Musyoka said, warning that such actions undermine Kenya\u2019s multiparty democracy.<\/p>\n

\u2018Legal changes\u2019<\/h2>\n

Musyoka maintained that Azimio followed all legal procedures in appointing Philip Kisia as Executive Director, Caroli Omondi as Secretary General, and himself as Party Leader.<\/p>\n

\nKalonzo accuses State House of blocking gazettement of Azimio leadership changes<\/a>\n<\/div>\n

He said the appointments were published in local dailies last week and were scheduled for gazettement on Friday, February 6, before the alleged intervention.<\/p>\n

Linking the incident to broader concerns about political pluralism, Musyoka said the alleged interference contradicted commitments made during the National Dialogue Committee (NADCO) process, where strengthening multiparty democracy was identified as a key priority.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen State House can arbitrarily stop the publication of legally constituted political party leadership, it\u2019s not just Azimio under attack; it\u2019s Kenya\u2019s multiparty democracy itself,\u201d he said, accusing the government of using state machinery to weaken opposition parties.<\/p>\n

He added that the coalition would pursue legal avenues to ensure the leadership changes are formally gazetted, warning that democracy cannot thrive when rules are manipulated to silence dissent.<\/p>\n

The leadership reshuffle was announced on February 3 by the Azimio Coalition Party Council, chaired by former President Uhuru Kenyatta.<\/p>\n

The council removed Junet Mohamed as Secretary General and appointed Omondi in his place, while naming Musyoka as Party Leader following the death of former Prime Minister Raila Odinga in October 2025.<\/p>\n

Former Nairobi Town Clerk Philip Kisia was also appointed Executive Director.<\/p>\n

Azimio said the changes were driven by evolving political circumstances and are aimed at strengthening internal coordination, repositioning the coalition, and enhancing operational effectiveness.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 8 \u2014 Suba South MP and newly appointed Azimio Secretary General Caroli Omondi has criticised the alleged instruction to the Government Printer to withhold publication of the coalition\u2019s leadership changes, terming the move \u201can act of ignorance of the law.\u201d In a statement, Omondi said the legal process underpinning the leadership changes […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-130217","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","entry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/130217","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=130217"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/130217\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=130217"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=130217"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=130217"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}