 Jeremiah Kioni is remembered for having issued a threat of PNU pulling out of the Grand Coalition because of what he termed continued frustration by the ODM party over President Kibaki judiciary nominations.He is a friend to Jamleck Irungu Kamau.On January 22, 2013 Kioni was selected as the Vice Presidential running mate for Musalia Mudavadi in Kenya's 2013 General Election.