Kithure Kindiki Rallies Kasipul Constituents Behind ODM’s Boyd Were: “Our Broadbased Candidate”

• ODM and UDA have signalled a budding pre-election pact ahead of the 2027 General Election
• Deputy President Kindiki led a high-profile campaign for ODM’s Boyd Were in Kasipul, citing a memorandum of understanding between the parties
• Both sides are expected to support each other’s candidates in upcoming by-elections, marking a shift toward strategic cooperation as President William Ruto seeks re-election in 2027

The ODM and UDA parties have begun giving an indication of a pre-election deal emerging in the run-up to the 2027 General Election.

The upcoming by-elections on November 17 will be the first test.

Deputy President Kithure Kindiki led a delegation of government bureaucrats and sympathisers in a massive campaign for the ODM candidate in the Kasipul MP by-election.

The Orange party is fielding Boyd Were to vie for the seat, which fell vacant in April this year following the murder of his father, Ong’ondo Were.

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Kindiki declared that the UDA party, which he leads as its deputy leader, would not field a candidate and would instead support him.

The Deputy President noted that the gesture was in observance of the memorandum of understanding the ODM party signed with UDA, signifying partnership in the government.

Kindiki also noted that UDA will support the ODM candidate in honour of the late Raila Odinga.

“Because of the respect for the memorandum of understanding signed by President William Ruto and the late Raila Odinga to unify ODM and UDA, our candidate is Boyd Were. No one should lie that they are in the broad-based government and yet they are not supporting our candidate,” he said.

In reciprocation, the ODM party will support UDA candidates in other by-elections.

The Orange party is also fielding a candidate in Ugunja, Siaya County.

Kindiki noted that the UDA and ODM parties will partner in the by-elections, signalling a major deal for 2027 in the offing.

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“ODM will field the broad-based candidates in the Kasipul, Ugunja, and Magarini MP by-elections. Because Baba was working with Ruto, we agreed that UDA will field candidates in the Malava, Banissa, and Mbeere North MP by-elections, and the Baringo senatorial by-election,” Kindiki said.

Source: TUKO.co.ke