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Ruto dismisses power-sharing claims in UDA-ODM pact

President William Ruto, Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi (left) and Mary Chebukati, wife to the late Former IEBC Chair Wafula Chebukati during his funeral in Sabata, Trans-Nzoia County.[File, Standard]

President William Ruto has clarified that the agreement between United Democratic Alliance (UDA) and the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) is not about power-sharing or the 2027 elections.

Speaking during the funeral service of former Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) Chairperson Wafula Chebukati in Kiminini, Trans Nzoia County, President Ruto said the pact is meant to foster unity of purpose to drive the country's social, economic, and political transformation.

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