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Kenya: Oka to Unveil Own Candidate in Jan 2022, Kalonzo Dismisses Pact With Raila, Ruto

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Nairobi — Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka has expressed confidence that the One Kenya Alliance coalition will field its own candidate during the 2022 Presidential elections dismissing possibility of supporting either Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) leader Raila Odinga or Deputy President William Ruto presidential candidatures.

OKA which comprises of Wetang’ula, Amani National Congress (ANC) party leader Musalia Mudavadi, Kenya Africa National Union (KANU) boss Gideon Moi and Wiper’s leader Kalonzo Musyoka says it will unveil its candidate by the end of January 2022.

OKA is seeking to produce a candidate, whom alongside Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) leader Raila Odinga and Deputy President William Ruto will race to succeed President Uhuru Kenyatta during the next General Elections which will take place in the next eight months.

While he did not entirely dismiss a pact with other like-minded political formations. Musyoka, who was being interviewed at a local TV station, indicated the difficulty of working with a William Ruto-led government due to what he described as his alleged links to corruption.

“We would not work with people with proven history of theft of public resources, Our principal is fighting corruption, It will difficult to work with them. But they are Kenyans, if they went ahead and won elections, maybe we can discuss,” he said.

Musyoka further noted that the Odinga led camp will need a ‘miracle’ to convince the OKA coalition to support his candidature.

“In 2013 and 2017, Wiper candidate supported the ODM candidate, it is obvious that he (Raila) will need a miracle to convince us, I don’t know how he will convince us but we have not crossed that bridge yet,” he added.