President William Ruto’s State House meeting on Monday laid bare jitters among leaders within the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) over the possibility of being sacrificed to accommodate new allies.
At the heart of the fears are the demands from other parties being engaged by the ruling party in pre-election negotiations, with the entry of the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) in the President’s 2027 re-election matrix at the center of the unfolding unease.
The demand for a running mate position by ODM as an irreducible minimum in the ongoing pre-2027 elections pact talks has sent jitters among the rank and file of the ruling UDA.
Eyeing the powerful position, second only to the president in case of a presidential victory, as its irreducible minimum in the expected talks, the Siaya Senator Oburu Oginga-led ODM has the potential of making Deputy President Kithure Kindiki the first casualty of the UDA-ODM 2027 talks.
Further, ODM has also insisted on more seats, including those of Cabinet secretaries and principal secretaries, demands that would mean more allies of President Ruto currently holding the l
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