Revealed: How Sifuna lost ‘Ukombozi’ party name to Kalonzo
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Wiper Party leader Kalonzo Musyoka (centre) addresses journalists, flanked by DAP-K leader Eugene Wamalwa (right), Siaya Governor James Orengo and Democratic Party leader Justin Muturi, among other leaders, at the SKM Command Centre in Nairobi on September 21, 2026.
A 90-day reservation gave Senator Edwin Sifuna’s allies an early claim to ‘Ukombozi’.
Musyoka’s camp to pursue the name through a separate series of applications.
UPP’s founding members wrote to the ORPP on July 9 seeking to discontinue the registration process.
Azimio began reserving a succession of Ukombozi-related names in March 2025, including Chama Cha Ukombozi, Ukombozi Freedom Party, Ukombozi Freedom Front and Ukombozi Alliance.
A 90-day reservation gave Senator Edwin Sifuna’s allies an early claim to “Ukombozi” — but they failed to preserve it.
That lapse opened the door for former Vice-President Kalonzo Musyoka’s camp to pursue the name through a separate series of applications, eventually settling on The Ukombozi Alliance (TUA).
