President Kenyatta gazetted Azimio-OKA council chair, Raila party leader

President Uhuru Kenyatta has been named the Azimio La Umoja One Kenya Alliance Council Chairman.

In a gazette notice dated April 13, 2022 Azimio-OKA Presidential flagbearer and ODM leader Raila Odinga has been named the party leader and council member.

"Pursuant to the Political Parties Act, 2011, the registrar of Political Parties gives notice to the public of the registration of Azimio la Umoja One Kenya Coalition Party which comprises 26 political parties,” the gazette statement reads in part.

The announcement comes just hours after Azimio-OKA was officially registered as a political outfit.

The alliance brings together a total of 26 parties which include; Jubilee, ODM, Wiper, KANU, NARC, NARC-KENYA, Muungano Party (MP), Maendeleo Chap Chap (MCCP), Democratic Action Party (DAP-K), Devolution Empowerment Party (DEP), United Party of Independent Alliance (UPIA) and the United Democratic Movement (UDM).

The United Progressive Alliance (UPA), Pamoja African Alliance (PAA), Kenya Union Party (KUP), United Democratic Party (UDP), Movement for Democracy and Growth (MDG), Kenya Reform Party (KRP), Chama cha Uzalendo (CCU), Party for Peace and Democracy (PPD), National Liberation Party (NLP), People’s Trust Party (PTP), Ubuntu People’s Forum (UPF), Party of National Unity (PNU), Labour Party of Kenya (LPK) and the Party for Growth and Prosperity (PGP), also make up the party.

The alliance has registered its official symbol of five stars, against a blue background in the midst of the words Azimio la Umoja One Kenya Coalition Party. The party’s official colours are blue, orange and white while its formal slogan is Azimio: Inawezekana.

According to the notice,Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka, Narc-Kenya boss Martha Karua, Kitui Governor Charity Ngilu, Mombasa governor Hassan Joho and Narok Senator Gideon Moi will also sit on the council as members.  

Also in the council is Taveta MP Naomi Shaban, Kanduyi legislator Wafula Wamunyinyi, Murang'a woman rep Sabina Chege, Abdi Noor Omar Farah and Suna East MP Junet Mohamed, who will also serve as the party’s National Coalition Executive Council Secretary-General.