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Vol 66 No 3

Published 7th February 2025


Kenya

Still the kingmaker

The coalition building ahead of 2027 may be shaped by Raila Odinga’s fate in the AU elections in Addis Ababa in mid-February

The coalitions that will contest Kenya’s general elections in August 2027 are rapidly taking shape. For President William Ruto, the first step involves integrating the Amani National Congress party of Prime Cabinet Secretary, Musalia Mudavadi, into Ruto’s United Democratic Alliance (UDA). This move, slated to be formalised later this month at a national delegates convention, has been in the works for some time. It cements Mudavadi’s position as Ruto’s most trusted ally in the government, despite Mudavadi delivering only a modest portion of Luhya votes in Western Kenya to Ruto in 2022.

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