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William Ruto warned against going for the presidency without a coalition

by Enock Ndayala

Kenya’s Deputy President William Ruto has been warned against running for the presidency in the next General Election without forming a coalition.

This comes even as the former Eldoret North MP, on numerous occasions, dismissed coalitions, terming them ‘conduits of tribal politics’.

But Tharaka Nithi Senator Kithure Kindiki said it would be difficult for the deputy president to win the 2022 Presidency without presenting a formidable coalition with other political parties especially those from the vote-rich Mt Kenya region.

William Ruto warned against going for the presidency without a coalition
Deputy President William Ruto has been warned against running for the presidency in the next general election without forming a coalition. Photo: People Daily.

“I know my friend DP Ruto has said that he is not interested in coalition-making, but the diversity of the Kenyan society requires a coalition government,” Kindiki said.

Kindiki’s sentiments were echoed by former Tharaka Nithi Governor, Samuel Rangwa who noted that in coalitions, there will be a variety of views.

On Tuesday, August 17, William Ruto chided the Raila Odinga, Kalonzo Musyoka, Musalia Mudavadi, Moses Wetangula, and Gideon Moi who were considering forming a coalition ahead of the crucial 2022 presidential election.

Ruto, who was meeting with religious leaders, termed the political strategies of forming coalitions as meaningless and outdated.

“They are using outdated strategies to avoid a defeat. The era of political groupings and endorsements is over,” he said.

On Thursday, August 26, Mathira MP Rigathi Gachagua further dismissed the possibility of the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) forming political coalitions with other parties ahead of the 2022 General Election.

Gachagua, who was speaking to KTN News on Thursday, August 19, said that UDA, a party heavily linked to Kenya’s Deputy President William Ruto will think of alliances after the elections.

“We are busy forming our manifesto. We cannot have time now to talk about positions and coalitions because many people are obsessed with the normal hoodwink politics of forming coalitions between tribes and personalities,” Gachagua said.

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