No, Wiper Leader Kalonzo has not formed any affiliation with UDA. - iVerify Kenya

No, Wiper Leader Kalonzo has not formed any affiliation with UDA.

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On September 5, 2023, President William Ruto and First Lady Rachael Ruto hosted a dinner party at the Statehouse in Nairobi. The event was organized to honor the Heads of State and dignitaries who had participated in the Africa Climate Summit. Among the distinguished guests invited to this prestigious occasion was Wiper leader and co-principal of the Azimio la Umoja One Kenya Coalition Party, Kalonzo Musyoka.

Kalonzo had been invited to the event in recognition of his role as a former Vice President.

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Verified Sep, 20 2023

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Wiper Leader Kalonzo Musyoka joins the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) and is welcomed in State House.

Rating Justification

The iVerify Network of Fact-Checking Desks has fact-checked this content and established that it is False.

To arrive to this conclusion, the iVerify Network of Fact-Checking Desks has conducted the following process. On September 7, 2023, we came across a tweet shared by Paloma Gatabaki, the Communications Lead of the Kalonzo Command Centre, in response to Lang’ata MP Phelix Odiwuor, alias Jalang’o. In the tweet, she justified Wiper Leader Kalonzo Musyoka’s visit to State House, stating that Kalonzo was invited in recognition of his role as a former Vice President.

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