By Our Political Reporter
NAIROBI, 11 September 2026 — The National Liberal Party (NLP), a founding constituent party of the Azimio la Umoja One Kenya Coalition Party, has disputed the validity of resolutions reportedly adopted during a Joint Council and National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting held at the SKM Command Centre on 11 September 2026.
In a strongly worded press statement, NLP Secretary General Hon. Omondi K’Oyoo said the party was neither formally notified of nor invited to the meeting and was not consulted on its agenda or the resolutions reportedly adopted.
According to the party, it learnt of the proceedings and purported decisions through public media reports rather than through the established organs and procedures of the coalition.
“NLP was not formally notified, invited or consulted. We learnt of the proceedings through public reports and not through the established organs of the coalition,” K’Oyoo said.
The party argued that Azimio is governed by a written Coalition Deed of Agreement dated 12 March 2022, which was subsequently registered under the Political Parties Act, 2011, and cannot be treated as the property of an individual leader or a section of the coalition’s leadership.
NLP maintained that the governance of the coalition, including its structure, membership, leadership, decision-making procedures and dispute resolution, must comply with both the Political Parties Act and its governing agreement.
The party said it would not recognise the purported resolutions of the 11 September meeting as binding on it to the extent that they were adopted without its participation and without compliance with the prescribed procedures.
Concern Over Restructuring
NLP expressed particular concern over reports that the meeting made decisions involving the restructuring of coalition organs and the admission, elevation or recognition of additional political actors within Azimio.
According to the party, any fundamental changes to the coalition’s institutional arrangements must have a clear legal and procedural basis and cannot be effected through informal or unilateral action by a section of the coalition’s leadership.
“The administration and restructuring of the coalition must remain anchored in its governing agreement and applicable law. Political consensus cannot replace prescribed institutional procedures,” the statement read.
Demands Documents
The party has demanded full disclosure from the Azimio leadership. Among the documents sought are the formal notice convening the 11 September meeting, the agenda circulated, the list of parties and representatives formally invited, the attendance register, the minutes of the meeting and the full text of all resolutions purportedly adopted.
NLP also wants to be furnished with the legal and procedural authority relied upon for each resolution, the basis upon which any new political party, organisation or individual may have been admitted or recognised, and details of any notifications or filings made with the Office of the Registrar of Political Parties (ORPP) arising from the meeting.
According to K’Oyoo, such information is necessary to establish who participated, what decisions were made, under what authority, and whether the procedures required by the coalition’s governing instruments were followed.
Calls for Inclusive Meeting
The party has called for the immediate convening of a properly constituted and inclusive meeting of the appropriate Azimio organ, with all constituent parties duly notified and given an opportunity to participate.
Such a meeting, NLP said, should consider the coalition’s current legal and institutional status, the composition of its constituent parties, the status and composition of its governing organs and any vacancies within them.
It should also address any proposed admission or recognition of additional members, the coalition’s decision-making procedures and the future political direction of Azimio, according to the party.
“The future of a national political coalition cannot be determined through selective meetings, undisclosed arrangements or unilateral pronouncements,” K’Oyoo stated.
Reserves Legal Options
While reaffirming its commitment to democratic opposition politics and to the ideals upon which Azimio was established, NLP said its commitment to the coalition does not require it to surrender its constitutional, statutory or contractual rights as a constituent party.
The party warned that if its concerns are not addressed through an immediate and transparent internal process, it will pursue available legal remedies, including proceedings before the Office of the Registrar of Political Parties (ORPP) and the Political Parties Disputes Tribunal (PPDT), as well as any other lawful avenues available to it.
“Unity is not a commitment to impunity,” K’Oyoo said, adding that the principles of democracy, constitutionalism, accountability and the rule of law that Azimio advocates nationally must also be reflected in its internal governance.
