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Giant UDA: Why Ford Kenya and ANC could fall by the wayside

President William Ruto unveils the UDA manifesto at Kasarani complex, Nairobi, on June 30, 2022. [Elvis Ogina, Standard]

President William Ruto's appointment of former Kakamega Senator Cleophas Malala as UDA Secretary General is probably aimed at creating a monolithic giant that will suffocate and consume its Kenya Kwanza partners.

Whereas the Kenya Kwanza coalition comprises 10 parties, it appears UDA's main focus is to first deal with Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi's ANC and Speaker Moses Wetang'ula's Ford Kenya.

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