Wamalwa takes over leadership at DAP-K party

By Mourice Seretta

Former Defence Cabinet Secretary Eugene Wamalwa has been endorsed by the Democratic Alliance Party of Kenya (DAP-K) as its leader adn presidential candidate in 2027.

This followed a resolution by the party’s National Executive Council (NEC)/ Parliamentary Group meeting held Wednesday.

During the meeting, Wafula Wamunyinyi stepped down as the party leader to deputize Wamalwa.

“The re-organization and re-positioning of DAP-K takes effect immediately and the same has been communicated to the Registrar of Political Parties,” DAP-K stated in its resolutions.

“The party remains a part of Azimio One Kenya political party as resolved by the formative NDC on 14/12/2021and will work with all like minded parties in the said coalition in pursuit of a better multiparty environment in Kenya.”

MCA Abdikarim Mohamed will be the party’s Secretary for County Co-ordination while Dick Maungu took over as the National Organizing Secretary.

At the same time, the party called on Kenya Kwanza adminstration led by President William Ruto to stop shrinking the democratic space in the country created by multiparty democracy arguing that concerted efforts by Kenya Kwanza kakistocracy should worry all right-thinking Kenyans.

‘If this trend is allowed to continue then Kenya will end up in the pre-2002 situation where multiparty is only a word and not the practice’, The Party’s Secretary General Eseli Simiyu SAID.

Siaya Governor James Orengo who represented Azimio la Umoja One Kenya Alliance leadership congratulated Wamalwa and asked him to be ready for the task ahead.

“DAP-K is going to sit on the table with other like minded parties and be part of designing the Menu for the future of Kenya’s political space.” Said Orengo.

The leaders present warned that if the hard economic times persist in the country, there will stage countrywide protests against the government.