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Kenya: Village Parties Must Work With National Outfits – Governor Kibwana

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Nairobi — Makueni Governor Kivutha Kibwana has called on small regional parties to seek coalition pacts with large national parties in order to entrench democracy in the country and phase out “fringe parties”.

“Ultimately I hope we shall have AZIMIO, UDA and a Third Force so that we begin to entrench genuine democracy instead of having almost 90 political parties,” the second-term Governor said in a tweet on Friday.

“The so-called small/fringe parties should consider working together even within coalitions driven by larger parties,” he urged.

The Azimio-leaning Governor leads the Muungano Party which he rejoined after ditching former Vice President Kalonzo Musyoka’s Wiper Party.

His calls for entrenchment of democracy come a month after he fiercely criticizing his deputy of 10 years for joining Deputy President William Ruto’s United Democratic Alliance (UDA) saying Adelima Mwau “will walk alone.”

“I wish to categorically make it clear, Makueni people have expressed their intention to support Azimio La Umoja and will not be hoodwinked by people seeking self-aggrandizement,” he said while reacting to Mwau’s defection on January 25.

Interestingly, Kibwana had ditched Wiper abandoning Musyoka to back ODM leader Raila Odinga’s presidential bid under Azimio la Umoja Movement.

Small parties with bases limited to regional blocs have mushroomed ahead of the August 9 General Election. While some have reached out for coalitions with the leading political outfits, others have vowed to soldier own independently despite pressure to pick between either of the two leading formations: UDA’s Kenya Kwanza and ODM’s Azimio.