PM Party Youth League Condemns Kalonzo Heckling, Calls for Issue-Based Opposition Politics
By Peace Muthoka
NAIROBI, Kenya, November 3, 2026 — The Peoples Renaissance Movement (PM) Party Youth League has condemned the heckling of Wiper Party leader Kalonzo Musyoka, warning that hostility towards opposition leaders and ethnic-based political mobilisation could undermine efforts to build a united political movement ahead of the 2027 General Election.
The youth league, led by its chairperson Sophie Njehia, said political differences should be addressed through debate and accountability rather than public humiliation, personal attacks or social media campaigns targeting political figures.
Speaking during a press briefing at the party headquarters on Wednesday afternoon, Njehia cited the incident involving Musyoka, alongside what the party described as coordinated online attacks against politicians Caleb Amisi and Embakasi East MP Babu Owino.
“Any well meaning agent of change should never celebrate heckling of senior citizens like Kalonzo Musyoka. Procured social media attacks on founders of change movement like Caleb Amisi, Babu Owino’s only serve to benefit the oppressor,” Njehia said.
The youth league argued that such confrontations risk shifting attention away from the broader demands for political change and accountability associated with the Gen Z protests of June 25, 2024.
It also cautioned against efforts to organise opposition politics around ethnic and regional voting blocs, saying political unity should be based on shared national interests rather than calculations of community voting strength.
Njehia criticised what the party termed as attempts to revive ethnic mobilisation within the opposition, arguing that such politics would undermine the aspirations of young Kenyans seeking a different political culture.
“Opposition unity must never be about adding up communities to prove majoritarian conquest of tribal arithmetic nor who is the best choir master in the cacophony of wantam rhythm,” she said.
The youth league maintained that no political leader should claim ownership of a particular community, insisting that national leadership should draw support across ethnic and regional boundaries.
“No leader owns a community. No community is a political commodity. And no Kenyan should have to prove their political loyalty through their ethnicity,” the youth league stated.
The party also defended its leader, Caleb Amisi, against accusations that he is a government mole, saying his criticism of prevailing political practices should not be interpreted as evidence of divided loyalty.
It argued that Amisi had faced criticism and labelling for speaking out about what he considers shortcomings in the country’s political landscape and advocating a different approach to opposition politics.
“Challenging tribal mobilisation is not evidence of divided loyalty. Similar accusations have been directed at other political leaders across the divide. Political disagreement should be settled through ideas, public records and accountability, not name-calling,” the youth league stated.
The youth wing further said the June 2024 Gen Z protests had raised expectations for a political order anchored in accountability, constitutionalism and economic justice.
According to the party, young people who took part in the demonstrations were calling for a fundamental change in political culture, rather than a continuation of established practices under different leadership.
As part of its mobilisation plans ahead of the 2027 General Election, the youth league announced that it would soon unveil a programme of nationwide rallies to promote its message of economic renaissance and engage Kenyans on its political agenda.
It also invited the public to attend a rally scheduled for November 8 in Kibra, Nairobi, in honour of the late former Prime Minister Raila Odinga.
The planned rallies are expected to provide the party with a platform to reach young people and other Kenyans as it advances its agenda on accountability, national inclusion and economic transformation.
