Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka’s fate on whether he will vie for the presidency in August 9 polls, now lies with the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission.
IEBC will ascertain if Musyoka is within the law in his decision to ditch the Azimio-One Kenya Alliance Coalition Party.
IEBC Vice Chair Juliana Cherera on Thursday said that the electoral agency will follow the Political Parties Amendment Act and the Constitution, before making a decision on whether to clear or block Kalonzo from vying.
Her remarks came two days after Kalonzo declared that he had withdrawn from Azimio-One Kenya Coalition Party, of which his party, Wiper, is a member.
Before Wiper joined the coalition, it had endorsed Kalonzo to vie for the presidency and cleared him to engage with like-minded party leaders in forming a coalition.
Wiper then joined the Okoa Kenya Alliance (OKA) together with Narc Kenya and Kanu. The three parties then joined Azimio-One Kenya, whose presidential candidate is Raila Odinga.
Kalonzo had demanded that Raila names him his running mate. But on Monday, the Azimio presidential candidate picked Narc Kenya leader Martha Karua and Kalonzo immediately announced that he had left the coalition to mount his own presidential campaign.