Kalonzo revamps Wiper ahead of 2027, hands Jamleck, Njiru key roles

Wiper Party leader Kalonzo Musyoka has unveiled a new leadership team ahead of the 2027 General Election.

Kalonzo has appointed former Kigumo Member of Parliament Jamleck Irungu Kamau as party chairman, advocate Ndegwa Njiru as the party's first spokesperson and Nyali MP Mohamed Ali as deputy party leader designate.

The appointments, announced on Friday, August 7, are part of efforts to expand and renew the party's leadership as it positions itself for the 2027 General Election.

According to Kalonzo, the changes are intended to build a party that brings together all counties, generations and Kenyans seeking change.

Kamau, a former Cabinet Minister for Nairobi Metropolitan Development, was appointed party chairman days after stepping down from the Murang'a gubernatorial race.

He is a two-term former Kigumo MP, a former Commissioner of the Parliamentary Service Commission and a former National Vice-Chairman of the Party of National Unity. He also served as a principal negotiator in the political alliance that formed the government at the time.

Kalonzo described Kamau as a disciplined leader with three decades of experience building political coalitions.