Deputy President William Ruto's United Democratic Alliance (UDA) has officially reached to ANC leader Musalia Mudavadi and his FORD Kenya counterpart Moses Wetangula over the possibility of forming a coalition.
Speaking to the Nation on January 3, 2022, UDA Secretary-General Veronica Maina stated that the party is willing to listen to ANC and FORD-Kenya and form a coalition ahead of the August 9, 2022, General Elections.
“In case they accept it, we will listen to them because, as UDA, we are a democratic party that does not give demands. Yes, anyone who wants to support us has to join UDA, but we will listen to ANC and Ford Kenya,” Maina stated.
File image of DP William Ruto and FORD-Kenya Leader Moses Wetangula. |Photo| Courtesy|
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This comes days after DP Ruto hinted at wooing the two One Kenya Alliance (OKA) principals to his camp.
During an interview with Citizen TV on December 28, 2021, the second in command hinted at talks with Mudavadi and Wetangula.
“Even when I am talking to Musalia Mudavadi, as I ask him to work together, for that meeting, I am leading the UDA party. Even when I send a campaign outside Musalia's house, I tell the people there that the party that will form the government is UDA and they should join it,” DP Ruto said.
the DP urged the two leaders to carefully make a decision on their coalition partners.
"The most important thing is that we need to work together to win the coming election. I will personally look for Mudavadi and Wetang’ula so that we can make a final decision," Ruto said.
On Friday, December 31, 2021, the DP attended a football tournament in Kakamega organised by Senator Cleophas Malala where he also asked the ANC leader to work with him.
Speaking to the media on Sunday, January 2, 2022, Lugari Member of Parliament Ayub Savula, also the ANC deputy party leader, indicated that there might be ongoing talks between Mudavadi, Wetangula and the DP.
“Some of OKA principals are moles of Ruto. I am principled, I cannot be party to that. Because of what transpired on Friday, I suspect that there are talks underway and I am not involved and I will never be involved,” Savula said, referring to Malala hosting DP Ruto.
