On Wednesday, January 14, newspapers reported on the political status quo, with the ruling UDA party warming up to coalition talks with the ODM party. Daily NationThe newspaper reported on the readiness of the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) party to coalesce with the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party ahead of the 2027 General Election. The President Ruto-led party called a special National Executive Council (NEC) meeting on Wednesday morning to approve coalition talks with ODM. According to Daily Nation, the session is expected to formally empower Ruto to negotiate with ODM on forming a coalition. To this end, we have mandated the party leader to commence this process.

Source: Daily Nation January 14, 2026 17:20 UTC