President Uhuru Kenyatta is keen on having Opposition leaders craft a 2022 strategy that will see them field a joint presidential candidate against his deputy William Ruto. Raila's ODM party has also expressed readiness to work with the Nasa parties despite sharp political differences that have rocked the outfit. However, the unity talks for a joint presidential candidate would face some headwinds including pressure by Raila's allies to step down in next year's polls. The Nasa chiefs want the principals to pick a joint presidential candidate through consensus like the 2017 case instead of the delegates or universal suffrage being pushed by ODM. The agreement is legally binding because it was deposited at the Registrar of Political Parties,” Savula said.

Source: The Star July 09, 2021 02:03 UTC