I had consulted widely among the elders, youth, women groups as well as the Wiper Party, where I was the chair. However, on Monday, January 23, 2017, at Kwa Vonza Trading Centre in Kitui, Kalonzo announced his preference for Malombe as governor. A few weeks to the party primaries, the party leader moved to confirm the rumours by co-opting his sister-in-law, Jane Muasya, into the party election board. I tried to comprehend the forces that had captured the sense of wisdom and justice in our party leader. I called a media conference to make public my decision to resign as chairman of the Wiper Party.

Source: Daily Nation March 24, 2019 07:52 UTC