{"id":141959,"date":"2026-05-23T11:02:56","date_gmt":"2026-05-23T11:02:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/nlp-leader-urges-kalonzo-to-back-ukambani-unity-pact-ahead-of-2027-polls\/"},"modified":"2026-05-23T11:02:56","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T11:02:56","slug":"nlp-leader-urges-kalonzo-to-back-ukambani-unity-pact-ahead-of-2027-polls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/nlp-leader-urges-kalonzo-to-back-ukambani-unity-pact-ahead-of-2027-polls\/","title":{"rendered":"NLP leader urges Kalonzo to back Ukambani unity pact ahead of 2027 polls"},"content":{"rendered":"

NAIROBI, Kenya, May 23 \u2014 National Liberal Party (NLP) leader Dr Augustus Kyalo Muli has written a strongly worded open letter to Wiper Party leader Stephen Kalonzo Musyoka, urging a historic unity pact among Ukambani political leaders ahead of the 2027 General Election.<\/strong><\/p>\n

In the letter shared on Friday, Muli rejected claims that he is a \u201ctraitor\u201d or a \u201cproxy of President William Ruto,\u201d insisting that his political loyalty is solely to the Kamba community.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am not Ruto\u2019s proxy. I am not Gachagua\u2019s messenger. I am Ukambani\u2019s insurance policy,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n

Muli warned that remarks often attributed to former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua \u2014 that \u201cfive million cannot support three million\u201d \u2014 reflect a calculated political strategy rather than mere rhetoric, arguing that it has long disadvantaged smaller voting blocs.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is not an insult. It is a strategy. And it has worked against us for 60 years because we walk to the negotiation table divided and weak,\u201d he wrote, urging Kalonzo to spearhead a united regional front.<\/p>\n

The NLP leader argued that Ukambani\u2019s estimated two million votes are repeatedly \u201cleased out\u201d to larger national coalitions during elections, with limited tangible returns for the region.<\/p>\n

He proposed that a united Ukambani bloc could consolidate votes alongside diaspora communities, Lower Eastern allies, and other marginalized groups to form a potential five-million-strong voting force.<\/p>\n

\u201cA divided Ukambani is two million votes that others lease every five years. A united Ukambani is the seed of a five-million-vote bloc that can finally deliver a Kamba leader to State House,\u201d Muli said.<\/p>\n

Muli also revisited past electoral cycles, arguing that Ukambani\u2019s political support has not translated into proportional development gains.<\/p>\n

\u201c1997: We gave votes. We got dust. 2013: We gave votes. Our dams stalled. 2017: We gave votes. We got hunger. 2022: We gave votes. We got promises,\u201d he wrote, warning that the pattern could persist into 2027 unless political unity is achieved.<\/p>\n

He outlined a proposal dubbed the Ukambani Unity Pact 2027<\/strong>, calling for a single, costed regional development agenda prioritising water projects, roads, jobs, irrigation, and market infrastructure.<\/p>\n

The plan also proposes the creation of a nine-member negotiating council comprising representatives from political parties, elders, youth, women\u2019s groups, clergy, professionals, and diaspora communities to oversee political engagements and ensure accountability.<\/p>\n

\u201cAny leader who cuts a side deal is answerable to the community. The era of \u2018I was called to State House\u2019 ends. We were all called to poverty. That is the only call we answer now,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n

While acknowledging Kalonzo\u2019s decades of leadership, Muli challenged him to transition from being a regional political pillar to a unifying force capable of consolidating Ukambani\u2019s political strength.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou have carried Ukambani for over three decades. We honour you for that. But carrying Ukambani and uniting Ukambani are two different assignments. The first made you our elder. The second can give us the presidency,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n

Muli further referenced former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, arguing that his political outlook reflects lessons from past electoral alliances.<\/p>\n

\u201cGachagua is a man already bitten once by a snake. He was played by Ruto. He delivered Mount Kenya, then was discarded. A man who has been used builds firewalls. \u2018Five million cannot support three million\u2019 is his firewall. But he also understands power in numbers,\u201d Muli wrote.<\/p>\n

The letter, which was copied to the Kamba Council of Elders, Kamba Professionals Forum, diaspora groups, and media houses, signals a renewed push to reposition Ukambani politics from fragmented bargaining to bloc-based negotiation.<\/p>\n

He closed with a direct appeal for unity:<\/p>\n

\u201cMy hand is not extended to beg. It is extended to build. The agenda is clear. The numbers are possible. If we unite, we win with you. If we don\u2019t, we all lose, including you.\u201d<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

NAIROBI, Kenya, May 23 \u2014 National Liberal Party (NLP) leader Dr Augustus Kyalo Muli has written a strongly worded open letter to Wiper Party leader Stephen Kalonzo Musyoka, urging a historic unity pact among Ukambani political leaders ahead of the 2027 General Election. In the letter shared on Friday, Muli rejected claims that he is […]<\/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-141959","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\/141959","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=141959"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/141959\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=141959"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=141959"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=141959"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}