In the deal, ODM flag bearer Yusuf Elmi withdrew in favour of Jubilee’s Mohamed Kolosh in what the two parties claimed was a result of high level consultations. Mr Sheikh said he’s firmly in the race for the April 25 vote and termed as inconsequential a deal announced by Jubilee Party and ODM candidates last week. In the deal, ODM flag bearer Yusuf Elmi withdrew in favour of Jubilee’s Mohamed Kolosh in what the two parties claimed was a result of high level consultations. But reacting to the developments Thursday, Mr Sheikh claimed the alliance between Elmi and Kolosh would work against the two. Kolosh and Elmi’s Degodia clan is the majority in Wajir West followed by Sheikh’s Aljuran.

Source: Daily Nation April 18, 2019 14:48 UTC