NAIROBI, Kenya- Digital strategist and politician Pauline Njoroge has proposed a four-member principal-level leadership structure for the emerging opposition coalition, arguing that its top decision-making organ should remain lean and politically agile.
Njoroge said the coalition’s principal-level leadership should comprise Senator Edwin Sifuna, DCP leader Rigathi Gachagua, Wiper Party leader Kalonzo Musyoka and Jubilee Deputy Party Leader Dr Fred Matiang’i.
She said the four leaders command significant political constituencies and possess the national influence and regional support required to build a viable coalition.
“Each commands a significant political constituency and brings to the table the electoral weight necessary to shape a viable national coalition,” Njoroge said.
Her proposal comes as opposition leaders seek to build a broad coalition around the WANTAM movement ahead of the 2027 General Election.
Njoroge said every political party joining the coalition should be allowed to participate in shaping its direction through an inclusive Coalition Parties Council comprising leaders of all constituent parties.
However, she argued that leading a political party should not automatically qualify someone to become a coalition principal.
“Inclusion does not mean that every party leader must automatically become a principal,” she said.
According to Njoroge, membership in the coalition’s highest decision-making organ should be determined by demonstrable national influence, electoral strength and a solid regional support base.
She compared the proposed arrangement to the United Nations system, where all member states participate through the General Assembly while urgent and focused matters are handled by the 15-member Security Council.
“The underlying principle is simple: broad participation provides legitimacy, while a smaller executive structure provides agility,” she said.
Njoroge said the emerging coalition must balance the need to accommodate political parties with the ability to make timely decisions and provide clear political direction.
“The opposition does not need an endless table of principals. It needs an inclusive coalition supported by a lean, credible and effective centre of leadership,” she said.
