- On Sunday, 8 February, President William Ruto addressed road rallies in Pipeline area, Nairobi county
- Ruto criticized former president Uhuru Kenyatta for his efforts to revive the Unity One Kenya coalition towards the 2027 General Election
- The President explained why the Resolution without the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) does not threaten his re-election bid
Nairobi — President William Ruto has ignored former head of state Uhuru Kenyatta’s efforts to revive it Declaration of Unity One Kenya towards the 2027 General Election.
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Speaking on Sunday, February 8, Ruto said that the opposition coalition does not pose any threat to his bid for re-election in 2027.
Ruto downplayed Uhuru’s efforts to restructure Azimio, saying the coalition lacked political strength without its former main ally, ODM.
“Now I hear they are bringing Azimio back. We won Azimio early in the morning in 2022. Let me ask you, isn’t Azimio without ODM dead before it starts? Isn’t it true?” Ruto questioned.
According to Ruto, the opposition should prepare for a tough competition in the next general election.
“I tell those I am competing with to prepare well. We understand this politics very well,” he said.
Ruto’s statements come at a time when there is a change in political dynamics following the working partnership between the ruling United Democratic Alliance (UDA) and ODM.
Who succeeded Junet Mohamed in the Declaration?
Leader of the Wiper Patriotic Front, Kalonzo Musyokawas named as the new leader of the coalition of parties, in a change approved during the National Executive Council (NEC) session chaired by the former president.
In the change, Suba North Member of Parliament Caroli Omondi was appointed secretary general, taking the place of Suna East Member of Parliament Junet Mohamed, who held that important position since the formation of the coalition.
However, on Wednesday, February 4, allied parties led by the National Liberal Party (NLP) and United Democratic Party (UDP) rejected the change.
Through a letter to the Registrar of Political Parties, the NLP claimed that the meeting allegedly called by Uhuru was held in great secrecy and involved parties that had already expressed their intention to withdraw from the Declaration.
Describing the changes as political tricks, the parties are now asking the Registrar of Political Parties to declare the resolutions null and void, and to provide the records of the meeting, the status of membership of the respective parties, as well as the union agreement document.
The NLP, under its leader Augustus Muli, asked the registrar not to approve the changes presented by the wing of the former president.
Did Edwin Sifuna support the change in leadership Resolution?
In related news, the Secretary General of the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) Edwin Sifuna He emphasized that his party is still a member of the Unity One Kenya Alliance.
Speaking on the show The Explainer of Citizen TV on Tuesday, January 3, the Nairobi senator supported the leadership change within the Resolution, calling it timely and worthy of the party’s support.
Despite the recent tension between him and Junet as well as other ODM leaders regarding the direction of the party, Sifuna confirmed that ODM is still within the Resolution.
He denied claims that ODM has withdrawn from the coalition, explaining that only Martha Karua and her party officially left.
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