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Creating the UDA monolith: Will Ruto multi-pronged forays work?

UDA party symbol erected at Cheptais in Mt. Elgon, November 13, 2021. [Benjamin Sakwa, Standard]

President William Ruto is applying a multi-pronged approach to achieve his cherished dream of making UDA a behemoth political party that will enable him to overrun other outfits in the 2027 presidential elections.

First, he wants UDA to be the biggest party not only in the country but in the region. He is also seeking to make it a fearsome all-conquering juggernaut styled along the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) model, known officially as the Communist Party of China (CPC) founded in 1921. The party remains among the world's most well-organized political formations.

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