The Amani National Congress (ANC) has unveiled advanced plans to merge with President William Ruto's United Democratic Alliance (UDA) party, signalling a strategic shift ahead of the 2027 elections. "When we began this conversation on the merger, I said we are in a coalition pegged on three parties: UDA, ANC, and Ford Kenya," Mudavadi stated. Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi with ANC party leader Issa Timamy during the construction of the Lamu port under the LAPSSET project in Lamu County on November 25, 2022. ANC Party Leader and Lamu Governor Issa Timamy shared details of a recent meeting, where party members and leaders deliberated on the merger plans. "We have fulfilled the requirements as outlined by the party constitution, and what is remaining is talks with the team from the UDA party.