Registrar of Political Parties Ann Nderitu has approved the request by Deputy President William Ruto’s party UDA, ANC of Musalia Mudavadi, and Ford Kenya led by Moses Wetang’ula to officially reserve Kenya Kwanza as their preferred coalition name.
The three parties wrote a letter to the Registrar of Political Parties to reserve the name which they intend to use as their coalition party.
According to Citizen TV, the request by DP Ruto, Mudavadi and Wetang’ula has been granted by Nderitu, with Kenya Kwanza being reserved for use as a political party coalition.
The Political Parties Act stipulates that an application for reservation of a name shall be for a period, not more than 90 days.
Speaking during their first joint rally in Nakuru, DP Ruto said the trio together with other like-minded political parties will form the Kenya Kwanza coalition.
“Kenya Kwanza is a coalition whose main agenda is to guard the constitution and not to benefit a few individuals. I want to tell you that we have joined hands with Ford Kenya and ANC because we have a good plan for this country,” Ruto said in Nakuru.
The new development comes against the backdrop of heightened speculation that UDA, ANC, and Ford Kenya have no formal agreement but are only operating on a friendship basis.
Addressing journalists on Monday, January 31, the UDA chairman said the three parties are yet to sign any formal agreement.
“As we are speaking now, you being assured by none other than UDA chairman, there is no coalition agreement that has been arrived between the three coalition parties,” Muthama said.
There are also chitters among aspirants within UDA, ANC, and Ford Kenya pertaining to how the nomination within the yet-to-be-registered coalition will be carried out.
The move by the Kenya Kwanza team also is meant to ensure they are within the constitutional timeframe.
With the recently enacted Political Act, political parties willing to form a coalition party have until April 9 to do so.
