Cheruiyot: UDA will negotiate with ODM as equal partner ahead of 2027
Senate Majority Leader Aaron Cheruiyot has announced that the ruling UDA party intends to form a structured, equal partnership with the ODM party ahead of the 2027 Kenyan General Election. Cheruiyot emphasized that the cooperation will respect ODM's political identity and history following the passing of Raila Odinga.
Why it matters
This signals a significant shift in Kenyan political alliances, potentially stabilizing the government through a formal coalition between the two largest political entities.
Senate Majority Leader Aaron Cheruiyot during an event on November 7, 2026. /X Senate Majority Leader Aaron Cheruiyot has assured the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) that the ruling United Democratic Alliance (UDA) will negotiate with it as an equal partner ahead of the 2027 General Election.
Cheruiyot said the two parties would hold structured negotiations to determine their political cooperation, dismissing suggestions that ODM had lost direction following the death of its founding leader Raila Odinga.
He said ODM remained a national political party with a clear identity, history and political ambitions, which UDA recognised and was prepared to respect.
“Just because you are lost does not mean ODM is lost. ODM knows where it is, it knows where it has come from and it knows where it is going,” Cheruiyot said.
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