Ruto allies on edge as UDA-ODM deal rocks 2027 election plans

 Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi and National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang’ula played a key role in swinging huge votes to the ruling Kenya Kwanza Alliance. [File, Standard]

Several political players close to President William Ruto’s inner circle are feeling the heat as the political cooperation between the ruling United Democratic Alliance (UDA) and the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) gains momentum.

The Standard has established that anxiety has gripped some of the president’s allies from regions where ODM commands major support, as the possibility of a dramatic shift in the president’s point men begins to hit home.