‘Mudavadi will vie for president in 2032,’ outgoing ANC officials say

Outgoing Amani National Congress (ANC) officials have now told their party’s supporters not to be worried of the party folding to merge with President William Ruto’s United Democratic Alliance (UDA). 

During a meeting convened at the Bomas of Kenya, ANC Deputy Party Leader and Lamu Governor Issa Timamy revealed that the merger was strategic since Prime CS Musalia Mudavadi will be making a stab at the presidency in 2032.

“Let me say this we are taking this direction because our eyes are on 2032,” he noted.

According to Mudavadi’s allies, their biggest merger decision was informed by the succession politics, where the party entered into an agreement with UDA to ensure President Ruto is re-elected in 2027 and in return, the UDA party backs Musalia Mudavadi as President in 2032.

Outgoing secretary General and Emuhaya Lawmaker Omboko Milemba said the road to 2032 is bumpy and the route to Merge with UDA was to make it easy for the soft-spoken Mudavadi.

“Our eyes are on 2032, the decision we have taken is because the road is bumpy when you go there do not be worried because we are eying 2032,” Omboko told the NDC.

Outgoing party chair Kelvin Lunani, on his part, told the delegates to join their UDA counterparts to campaign for Ruto’s re-election in their backyard.

“When we join hands we become stronger; this merger will form government in 2027 and beyond,” he said. 

The ANC party in effect ratified to have all its assets and liabilities transferred to UDA party.